The Ugandan ministry of Health has reported a confirmed case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the northwestern district of Gulu. The patient, who has died, was a known close contact of a previous case, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The total number of cases for Gulu was now 395 cases, with 150 deaths, it said. No new confirmed cases have been reported in the western district of Masindi since 19 December 2000, the UN agency said. Active case-finding and follow-up of suspected and confirmed cases was continuing in both Gulu and Masindi, it added. The WHO continues to recommend that no special restrictions are needed on travel or trade to or from Uganda.
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