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Ebola outbreak: Uganda confirms nine cases

Health workers wearing protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre.

Health workers wearing protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre. Uganda confirmed nine Ebola cases on February 10, 2025, following an outbreak first announced on January 30, 2025.

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By  Daily Monitor

Nation Media Group

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has reported six new cases of Ebola as the country struggles to contain the new outbreak that was first announced on January 30.

In a statement on Monday evening, Dr Charles Olaro, the acting director-general of Health Services, said the total number of cases had risen to nine from the three cases reported last week.

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