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Uganda closes border with Congo over Ebola outbreak

Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday as Ebola cases rose in Congo and suspected infections also appeared in Uganda.

The move is meant to slow cross-border spread in a region with frequent travel and trade, and it raises the stakes for containment efforts in both countries.

  • Uganda has faced Ebola outbreaks before and built response teams around that experience.
  • The Congo-Uganda border is a major route for regional trade and daily movement.
  • Ebola was first identified in central Africa in the 1970s.
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