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    5-Year-Old Dies In Uganda As Ebola Spreads From Democratic Republic Of The Congo

    Uganda's Ministry of Health says the dead boy's brother, 3, and grandmother, 50, also tested positive for Ebola. The 5-year-old and his mother had been in Democratic Republic of the Congo days ago.
    by Bill Chappell Jun 12, 2019 2 minutes

    Updated at 9:45 a.m. ET

    A 5-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Ebola died Wednesday in Uganda, health officials say, and the boy's younger brother and grandmother are also sick. They are the first confirmed cases of Ebola to spread beyond the large outbreak in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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