Uganda tightens border controls, suspends transport links with DRC, and boosts emergency health measures as Ebola spreads from eastern Congo.

The CDC said it was also implementing entry restrictions on non-US passport holders if they had traveled to Uganda, DRC or South Sudan within the past 21 days.

The CDC said it is suspending entry for some non-U.S. travelers who have been in Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan due to the Ebola outbreak.

It follows a rapid deployment of medical personnel to the outbreak's epicentre

Ebola deaths in DR Congo have risen to 118 as the outbreak spreads into new regions and neighbouring Uganda, prompting the WHO to declare an international health emergency

A major Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with a few confirmed cases in neighbouring Uganda.

DRC condemns Rwanda’s Ebola border closure as 139 probable deaths are reported.