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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

STORY: Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kampala 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General 3. various of healthcare workers caring for patients 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 5. WHO staff talking to a healthcare worker 6. various of the healthcare worker unboxing supplies 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 8. various of participants in a workshop STORYLINE: Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. The World Health Organization (WHO) requires that for a country to be declared Ebola-free, it should spend 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) without any new cases reported. Minister of Health Ruth Aceng made the announcement in the Central Region district of Mubende, which was

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA OUTBREAK-END

(230112) -- MUBENDE, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cleaner Muhammad Sebukera works at an Ebola isolation center at a hospital in the Central Region district of Mubende, Uganda, Jan. 11, 2023. Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA OUTBREAK-END

(230112) -- MUBENDE, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023 shows the outside of an empty Ebola isolation center at a hospital in the Central Region district of Mubende, Uganda. Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA-DISINFECTION

(221103) -- MUBENDE, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man disinfects facilities at an isolation center in Mubende district, Uganda, Nov. 1, 2022. The Ministry of Health figures showed that as of Oct. 26, the country has registered 115 confirmed Ebola cases, 32 deaths since the outbreak was announced on Sept. 20. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA-RESPONSE

(220925) -- MUBENDE, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker is seen after disinfecting a demarcated Ebola treatment center at the Mubende Regional Hospital in Mubende District, Uganda, Sept. 21, 2022. Uganda's Ministry of Health said it has registered four more cases of the deadly Ebola virus, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 15. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA-RESPONSE

(220925) -- MUBENDE, Sept. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers perform disinfection for a demarcated Ebola treatment center at the Mubende Regional Hospital in Mubende District, Uganda, Sept. 21, 2022. Uganda's Ministry of Health said it has registered four more cases of the deadly Ebola virus, bringing the country's total number of confirmed cases to 15. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-PRESS CONFERENCE-EBOLA

(220920) -- KAMPALA, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan Ministry of Health holds a press conference in Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 20, 2022. The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in central Uganda, said the country's health ministry. According to local authorities, a person was admitted at Mubende regional referral hospital on Sept. 15 after presenting Ebola symptoms and died on Sept. 19. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)