Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday, 42 days after the last Ugandan national patient was discharged.

Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday, 42 days after the last Ugandan national patient was discharged. Link Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak short of WHO waiting period guidelines The last Ebola patient in Uganda, a Congolese national, was discharged on June 22, short of the 42-day waiting period required by the World Health Organization to declare the end of an outbreak.