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Uganda has declared itself free of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in July and no new cases were detected during the following monitoring period. All identified contacts completed 21 days of quarantine, while surveillance found no unexplained community transmission.
Authorities contained the outbreak through rapid isolation, contact tracing, strict quarantine and stronger disease surveillance. Transport links and flights to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo were suspended, and major gatherings were postponed. The outbreak was particularly difficult to control because the Ebola strain involved has no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
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