The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda has ended.
Uganda has recorded 142 cases, including 56 deaths. Since the outbreak was declared in September. The Sudanese strain of Ebola virus, unlike the Zaire strain. That has caused outbreaks in neighboring Congo in recent years, has no proven vaccine.
The outbreak is the first in a decade of the less common Sudan strain.
Ebola, which can sometimes manifest as hemorrhagic fever. Is spread through contact with fluids or contaminated materials from an infected person.