It was the worst Ebola outbreak in Uganda in more than two decades, and the second-deadliest in the country’s history, with 142 confirmed cases and 55 deaths, and an additional 22 deaths also linked to the outbreak, according to the WHO.
The World Health Organisation has declared the latest Ebola epidemic in Uganda over, closing the chapter on a deadly outbreak that lasted nearly four months and killed dozens of people.
Doctors wearing protective equipment pray together before they visit a patient who was in contact with an Ebola victim in Entebbe, Uganda, in October.The WHO considers an epidemic over when no confirmed or probable cases are reported for 42 days, twice the incubation period for Ebola infections. Authorities also initially hesitated to impose a lockdown in the epicentre of the outbreak, in central Uganda, fearing that any restrictions would adversely affect the economy and estrange a population already angry about previous strict COVID-19 shutdowns.
“Two months ago, it looked as if Ebola would cast a dark shadow over the country well into 2023,” Moeti said in a statement. “But this win starts off the year on a note of great hope for Africa.”
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