Ebola under control in Uganda: WHO

By: AAP | International News | Saturday August 4 2012 5:12

A World Health Organisation official says the Ebola outbreak in Uganda is under control.

Joaquim Saweka, the WHO representative in Uganda, says all people known to have had contact with the 176 known Ebola victims have been isolated.

Ebola was confirmed in Uganda last Saturday and at least 16 Ugandans have died so far.

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