Noncontact thermometers allow health workers to check the temperature of people from Congo at the Ebola screening point in western Uganda. (Isaac Kasamani/AFP/Getty Images)A case of Ebola has been confirmed in western Uganda, the first instance in Congo’s year-long outbreak in which the deadly virus has been identified outside the country. Health workers have regularly come under attack. Uganda accepts refugees from Congo, and many health workers felt that despite their best efforts, spread of the virus to Uganda had just been a matter of time. Read moreWith more than 1,100 dead, Congo’s Ebola outbreak is only getting worse.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2019 18:50 UTC