Sieben Menschen haben sich in Uganda mit Ebola infiziert, einer von ihnen starb. Nun schließt die Regierung die Grenze zum Nachbarland Kongo mit sofortiger Wirkung.

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Der aktuelle Ebola-Ausbruch umfasst bislang vor allem die Demokratische Republik Kongo. Doch auch aus dem Nachbarland Uganda werden neue Fälle gemeldet.

Aus Kongo-Kinshasa und Uganda werden neue Verdachtsfälle gemeldet. Bewaffnete Konflikte und hohe Mobilität in den betroffenen Regionen machen die Bekämpfung des Virus zu einer…

Uganda shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday in a bid to contain the Ebola outbreak that has hit its neighbour, the health ministry announced.

Uganda has ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected Ebola cases are surging. A local Ugandan task force gave the order on Wednesday.

The number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo is nearing 1,000, with at least 220 suspected deaths.

Uganda shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday in a bid to contain the Ebola outbreak that has hit its neighbour, the health ministry announced.

The decision to close the border was made by an Ebola task force led by Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo.

Le passage frontalier reste ouvert aux seuls membres des équipes de lutte contre la maladie, à l’aide humanitaire, au transport de nourriture ou de fret, et à certains membres des…

Sieben Menschen haben sich in Uganda mit Ebola infiziert, einer von ihnen starb. Nun schließt die Regierung die Grenze zum Nachbarland Kongo mit sofortiger Wirkung.

Uganda made the decision after a rise in its health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed the border.

Uganda temporarily closes its border with DRC amid Ebola surge and orders travellers from DR Congo to self-isolate for 21 days; the country has seven confirmed cases and one death.

Uganda befürchtet, dass sich das Ebolavirus von der Demokratischen Republik Kongo aus weiter verbreiten könnte. Und schließt die Grenze zum Nachbarland. Von der WHO kommt Kritik.

Uganda has shut its border "with immediate effect," despite warnings by the WHO that the move could backfire and cause the disease to spread.

Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.

The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola…

Uganda has shut its border "with immediate effect," despite warnings by the WHO that the move could backfire and cause the disease to spread.

The World Health Organization has advised against countries closing their borders despite the risk to neighbouring nations

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