Two Ebola alerts in South Sudan test negative
The national Ministry of Health says the two samples of suspected Ebola cases taken out of the country for investigations have tested negative for the virus.
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The national Ministry of Health says the two samples of suspected Ebola cases taken out of the country for investigations have tested negative for the virus.
The Ministry of Health said on Sunday that one of the five cases it was investigating for Ebola has died before laboratory confirmation.
The Ministry of Health says there is no confirmed case of the Ebola virus in the country, but adds that it is investigating three suspected cases detected three days ago.
South Sudan's Ministry of Health and its health partners have installed emergency surveillance teams in Nimule, Kaya, and Yambio in a bid to contain the Ebola virus from crossing from neighboring Uganda to South Sudan.
South Sudan and Djibouti have signed a memorandum of understanding to connect their two countries with fibre.