Ebola is one of those scourges where the mere mention of its name strikes fear: the virus, which kills about half of those it infects and gets passed on through body fluids, is notoriously hard to contain. Because of its long incubation period, healthy-looking people can spread the deadly disease for weeks before symptoms appear.

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The Risk That Ebola Will Spread to Uganda Is Now ‘Very High’

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The Risk That Ebola Will Spread to Uganda Is Now ‘Very High’

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