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Uganda closes border with Congo

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered its border with Congo closed "with immediate effect" as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge near 1,000 there and others emerge at home.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging (opens Seattle Times)

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    Uganda has ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected Ebola cases are surging.

  2. WMUR

    Uganda closes its border with Congo as Ebola cases surge (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of the border with Congo amid a surge in Ebola cases.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo “with immediate effect” as cases surge there of a

  4. MyNorthwest

    Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge (opens MyNorthwest)

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    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo “with immediate effect” amid a surge in cases of a rare

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Ebola: Uganda closes border with DR Congo as virus spreads (opens Deutsche Welle)

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  6. Washington Examiner

    Uganda closes border with Congo after surge of rare Ebola cases (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The decision to close the border was made by an Ebola task force led by Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of rare Ebola strain surge (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The move comes after a rise in Ugandan health workers exposed to Ebola by Congolese patients who crossed the border before the outbreak was declared.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Uganda closes border with Congo (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered its border with Congo closed "with immediate effect" as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge near 1,000 there and others emerge at home.

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Uganda closes border with Congo to try to limit Ebola spread (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Uganda has closed its border with neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo with immediate effect to try to limit the spread of Ebola, Uganda

  10. CBS News

    Uganda closes its border with Congo over Ebola outbreak (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.

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