Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

MBALE, Uganda, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Uganda on Saturday declared an end to the Ebola Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak after completing a 42-day mandatory countdown without any new confirmed cases reported, less than three months after the virus was detected in the capital, Kampala. Ugandan Minister of Health Ruth Aceng made the announcement at Busamagga Primary School Playground in the eastern city of Mbale, one of the areas affected by Ebola. The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines requ