Uganda rules out Ebola outbreak after results from suspected case turn negative
KAMPALA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has ruled out an Ebola outbreak after laboratory results of a suspected case turned negative.
PCR tests carried out on a fatal Ebola suspect case from Buwenge, Jinja District in eastern Uganda, turned negative for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, said Ugandan Ministry of Health in a tweet post on Sunday.
Viral hemorrhagic fevers are illnesses caused by several types of viruses. Some of these viruses cause mild illness. Many others lead to life-threatening diseases with no known cures. One of the best known of this group is the Ebola virus.