Uganda calls for travel restrictions to be lifted after last Ebola patient discharged
Summary
Uganda has discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient and begun a 42-day period required by the World Health Organization before the country can be declared Ebola-free. The government is asking other countries to lift travel restrictions, which have hurt Uganda’s economy, while staying alert due to ongoing cases in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.Key Facts
- Uganda’s last Ebola patient, a Congolese national, was discharged from hospital in Kampala.
- A 42-day waiting period starts after the last case to confirm Uganda is Ebola-free.
- Uganda’s Ebola outbreak had 20 infections and 2 deaths, with no new cases yet.
- Fifteen countries still have travel restrictions on Uganda due to Ebola concerns.
- The outbreak strain is the Bundibugyo strain, with no approved vaccine yet.
- Uganda prepared well by training medical teams and setting up treatment centers before the outbreak.
- Uganda is participating in trials for experimental Ebola treatments and vaccines.
- Uganda and DRC have agreed on closer cooperation to control the outbreak and have sent health workers and labs to DRC.
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