Uganda Declares Itself Free of Ebola as Congo Continues to Struggle With It

UGANDA – Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of ebola on Tuesday.

While a total of 20 cases were reported in Uganda, health authorities say there is currently no indication of further spread within the country.

The last patient was released June 16th, and Ugandan authorities have waited the World Health Organization recommended 42 days, or two incubation cycles for ebola, to declare the country free of the disease.

Confirmed cases in Congo have reached 3,262.

Data by Congolese health authorities showed that 1,437 patients have died, in what officials have said is the fastest ebola outbreak on record.