Uganda on Saturday confirmed three new Ebola cases, taking the total number of infections in the current outbreak in the country to five, as authorities intensified contact tracing efforts to contain the spread of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus.

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from infected people or animals, has an average fatality rate of around 40%, according to…

Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious disease, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment