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Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreak

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Uganda's Minister of Health Joyce Aceng. [Source: MoH Uganda, Twitter]

Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities in the East African country announced an outbreak of the contagious disease.

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