KAMPALA (AP):Ugandan authorities yesterday ordered the closure of their border with Congo “with immediate effect” as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge towards 1,000 there and others emerge at home.The measure, which goes against World Health Organization guidance, underscores growing fears of contagion in this East African country that, like Congo, has experience responding to Ebola outbreaks but is now facing a strain — Bundibugyo — for which there are no approved medicines or vaccines.

Uganda Closes Border With DR Congo As Rare Ebola Strain Spreads

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.

KAMPALA — In the hills and trading centers of western Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities are racing to limit the spread of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a…

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.

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of the border with Congo amid a surge in Ebola cases

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.

Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo "with immediate effect" as cases surge there of a rare type of Ebola, and as others emerge at home.

Los viajes a través de la frontera con Congo solo serán autorizados en casos de emergencia, informaron las autoridades

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.

Ugandan authorities have closed the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo with immediate effect as a rare Ebola outbreak, identified as the Bundibugyo strain, intensifies…

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

O Uganda já registou sete casos de ébola, inclusive uma pessoa morreu. Na República Democrática do Congo há pelo menos 223 mortes suspeitas.

Uganda shuts border with DR Congo to contain rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain as cases rise among health workers, despite WHO criticism of the travel ban.

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

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.