People crossing the border have their temperature taken to check for symptoms of Ebola, at the border crossing near Kasindi, eastern Congo Wednesday, June 12, 2019, just across from the Ugandan town of Bwera. In Uganda, a 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim of Ebola in the current outbreak on Wednesday, while two more people in Uganda tested positive for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo. (Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/Associated Press)KASINDI, Congo — A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim in the current Ebola outbreak on Wednesday, while his 3-year-old brother and grandmother tested positive for the disease that has killed nearly 1,400 people in Congo. The 5-year-old boy’s mother and grandmother, along with several other children, were stopped at a border post before crossing into Uganda. On the Congo side, five family members who did not cross into Uganda have tested positive for Ebola, the health ministry said.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2019 07:31 UTC