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Uganda Closes Border With Congo Amid Rising Ebola Cases
The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak
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Ebola Outbreak: Uganda Closes Congo Border As Cases Surge
Uganda ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.
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Ebola Alert: Canada Imposes Temporary Border Measures For Safety
Ottawa, May 27 (IANS) The Canadian government announced a series of temporary border measures to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus entering and spreading within Canada.
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Ugandans Rue Link To Bundibugyo, The Ebola Virus Type Named After A District Of Cocoa Farmers
Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some locals would struggle to pinpoint on a map. It's home to roughly 200,000 people. Many are cocoa farmers who search for whatever cultivable land they can find in the impossibly steep landscap...
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136 Deaths, Rare Ebola Strain, No Vaccine: Why The Bundibugyo Outbreak In Congo Is Proving Difficult To Contain
The current Ebola outbreak in Congo is particularly concerning because it involves the Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccines or licensed therapeutics.
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Tanzania Intensifies Ebola Preparedness As DRC Outbreak Raises Regional Concern
Tanzania has conducted a rapid assessment of proximity and interaction with outbreak areas in Congo and Uganda to identify regions at highest risk and take appropriate measures.
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Uganda Says 20 "Collaborators" Arrested Over School Attack
Ugandan police said Monday that 20 people had been arrested for suspected collaboration with the notorious militia group blamed for last week's attack on a school near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Manhunt In Uganda After US Tourist, Driver Kidnapped
Gunmen in Uganda have abducted an American tourist and his driver inside a national park close to the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said Wednesday.
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Ugandan Troops Kill 41 in Battle With 'Tribal Gunmen': Army Spokesman
Ugandan troops have killed 41 gunmen in a major battle with tribal gunmen in the western district of Bundibuguyo near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda's army spokesman said Sunday.
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Indian peacekeeper killed in Congo
A UN soldier from India was killed in clashes between renegade soldiers and DR Congo troops on the border with Uganda, the United Nations said today as the mutineers took a key border post.
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At least 18 killed in Uganda landslide
At least 18 people were killed in eastern Uganda on Monday after a landslide buried several settlements in a coffee-growing area on the slopes of Mount Elgon straddling the Kenyan border, the Uganda Red Cross said.
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Uganda Closes Border With Congo Amid Rising Ebola Cases
The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak
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Ebola Outbreak: Uganda Closes Congo Border As Cases Surge
Uganda ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.
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Ebola Alert: Canada Imposes Temporary Border Measures For Safety
Ottawa, May 27 (IANS) The Canadian government announced a series of temporary border measures to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus entering and spreading within Canada.
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Ugandans Rue Link To Bundibugyo, The Ebola Virus Type Named After A District Of Cocoa Farmers
Before it became the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a rare type of Ebola virus, Bundibugyo is a mountainous district in western Uganda that even some locals would struggle to pinpoint on a map. It's home to roughly 200,000 people. Many are cocoa farmers who search for whatever cultivable land they can find in the impossibly steep landscap...
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136 Deaths, Rare Ebola Strain, No Vaccine: Why The Bundibugyo Outbreak In Congo Is Proving Difficult To Contain
The current Ebola outbreak in Congo is particularly concerning because it involves the Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccines or licensed therapeutics.
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Tanzania Intensifies Ebola Preparedness As DRC Outbreak Raises Regional Concern
Tanzania has conducted a rapid assessment of proximity and interaction with outbreak areas in Congo and Uganda to identify regions at highest risk and take appropriate measures.
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Uganda Says 20 "Collaborators" Arrested Over School Attack
Ugandan police said Monday that 20 people had been arrested for suspected collaboration with the notorious militia group blamed for last week's attack on a school near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Manhunt In Uganda After US Tourist, Driver Kidnapped
Gunmen in Uganda have abducted an American tourist and his driver inside a national park close to the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said Wednesday.
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Ugandan Troops Kill 41 in Battle With 'Tribal Gunmen': Army Spokesman
Ugandan troops have killed 41 gunmen in a major battle with tribal gunmen in the western district of Bundibuguyo near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda's army spokesman said Sunday.
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Indian peacekeeper killed in Congo
A UN soldier from India was killed in clashes between renegade soldiers and DR Congo troops on the border with Uganda, the United Nations said today as the mutineers took a key border post.
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At least 18 killed in Uganda landslide
At least 18 people were killed in eastern Uganda on Monday after a landslide buried several settlements in a coffee-growing area on the slopes of Mount Elgon straddling the Kenyan border, the Uganda Red Cross said.
