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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 27WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-Free as Congo Epidemic Kills 2,744
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 27Summary
- Uganda was declared Ebola-free after its final Ebola patient was discharged from hospital care on July 16.
- WHO made the declaration even as neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo battles a fast-growing outbreak with 5,713 confirmed cases.
- At least 2,744 people have died in Congo's epidemic, underscoring the regional risk despite Uganda's clearance.
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How did Uganda crush the deadly Ebola outbreak while its neighbor spirals into a record-breaking crisis? With no licensed vaccine available, can experimental treatments stop the rapidly spreading Bundibugyo virus before it crosses borders again?