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A man studies an Ebola awareness campaign poster after an outbreak of the disease. Kampala, Uganda, September 28, 2022. EPA
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Medical laboratory assistant Mellon Kyomugisha, who said she was the first to examine the first confirmed Ebola victim when he came to St Florence Clinic with malaria, takes a blood sample from a toddler at the clinic in Madudu, Uganda, on Wednesday, September 28. In this remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the challenges with symptoms of the Sudan strain of Ebola being similar to malaria, underscoring the pitfalls health workers face in their response. AP
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An attendant disinfects the boots of a medical officer before leaving the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, in Mubende, Uganda. September 29, 2022. AP
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A pupil revises in a classroom at Madudu Catholic Church school, where many are staying away owing to the risk of Ebola. AP
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A medical officer from the Uganda Red Cross Society instructs people with suspected Ebola symptoms to enter an ambulance, in Madudu, near Mubende. AP
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Doctors pray before entering the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A woman passes a sign with telephone numbers for Ebola help hotlines at the St Florence Clinic in Madudu, near Mubende. AP
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Relatives of a woman who died from Ebola prepare her grave in Kijavuzo village, Mubende district. AP
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Doctors at the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A medical attendant near a sign explaining to patients about the symptoms of Ebola at the entrance to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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Boots hung up to dry after being disinfected outside the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A medical attendant disinfects a man's gloves before leaving the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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Nurse Edgar Muhindo, left, at St Florence Clinic in Madudu, which unknowingly treated two Ebola patients for malaria before they sought care elsewhere. AP
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Books abandoned in a classroom at Madudu Catholic Church school. AP
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Farmer Margaret Nakanyike, one of those herded into the isolation unit after two members of her household showed signs of Ebola, says she was lucky to escape infection. AP
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Doctors at the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A teacher takes a primary school class at Madudu Catholic Church school, where many pupils stayed away owing to the risk of Ebola. AP
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A man studies an Ebola awareness campaign poster after an outbreak of the disease. Kampala, Uganda, September 28, 2022. EPA
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Medical laboratory assistant Mellon Kyomugisha, who said she was the first to examine the first confirmed Ebola victim when he came to St Florence Clinic with malaria, takes a blood sample from a toddler at the clinic in Madudu, Uganda, on Wednesday, September 28. In this remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the challenges with symptoms of the Sudan strain of Ebola being similar to malaria, underscoring the pitfalls health workers face in their response. AP
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An attendant disinfects the boots of a medical officer before leaving the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, in Mubende, Uganda. September 29, 2022. AP
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A pupil revises in a classroom at Madudu Catholic Church school, where many are staying away owing to the risk of Ebola. AP
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A medical officer from the Uganda Red Cross Society instructs people with suspected Ebola symptoms to enter an ambulance, in Madudu, near Mubende. AP
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Doctors pray before entering the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A woman passes a sign with telephone numbers for Ebola help hotlines at the St Florence Clinic in Madudu, near Mubende. AP
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Relatives of a woman who died from Ebola prepare her grave in Kijavuzo village, Mubende district. AP
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Doctors at the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A medical attendant near a sign explaining to patients about the symptoms of Ebola at the entrance to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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Boots hung up to dry after being disinfected outside the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A medical attendant disinfects a man's gloves before leaving the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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Nurse Edgar Muhindo, left, at St Florence Clinic in Madudu, which unknowingly treated two Ebola patients for malaria before they sought care elsewhere. AP
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Books abandoned in a classroom at Madudu Catholic Church school. AP
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Farmer Margaret Nakanyike, one of those herded into the isolation unit after two members of her household showed signs of Ebola, says she was lucky to escape infection. AP
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Doctors at the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. AP
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A teacher takes a primary school class at Madudu Catholic Church school, where many pupils stayed away owing to the risk of Ebola. AP
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A man studies an Ebola awareness campaign poster after an outbreak of the disease. Kampala, Uganda, September 28, 2022. EPA
Uganda's Ebola outbreak is over, sparking 'great hope' for future
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