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.
An outbreak was declared on May 15
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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.
A local Ebola task force led by Vice-President Jesca Alupo made the decision after a rise in Ugandan health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed the border before the outbreak was declared on May 15.
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