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Uganda contains Ebola, but warns it's not over yet

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Uganda has declared Ebola-free after eight survivors who contracted Sudan strain of Ebola.

The outbreak was detected on 29 January when a 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Referral Hospital tested positive.

Uganda 's response to the outbreak includes an experimental vaccine targeting SVD , which has a 50% mortality rate.

The World Health Organization has launched a clinical trial of a promising vaccine.

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