The Red Cross in Uganda says the country’s health system is taking strain as the number of Ebola cases rises.
The Ministry of Health says at least nine people have died from the virus, including a doctor, and there is a total of 43 confirmed cases since the outbreak was declared on 20 September.
Ebola causes an acute, serious illness that is often fatal if untreated. It spreads between humans by direct contact with contaminated bodily fluids.
As the country remains on high alert, the World Health Organization noted last week that the current outbreak was first detected among a group of highly mobile people, raising fears that the virus could spread to the capital and abroad.
