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Uganda Fears Ebola Virus Outbreak in Capital

Officials announce 14 have died of the virus in the country.

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As fears of the Ebola virus spread through Uganda, health officials are bracing the country's capital city, Kampala, for a possible outbreak.

On Saturday, Ugandan Ministry of Health officials and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that 14 people had died from the Ebola virus. A spokesperson for the WHO told NPR that thirty-six people are confirmed to have recently had the disease.