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Uganda Closes Border With DR Congo As Rare Ebola Strain Spreads

Uganda has tightened Ebola controls by closing its border with the DRC, restricting public gatherings and cancelling this year’s Martyrs Day pilgrimage.

Uganda has closed its border and imposed a 21-day quarantine on arrivals.

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…

By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya |

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