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Authorities in Uganda reported a case of Ebola in the country, AP reported.

The East African country's health ministry said a 24-year-old man had died of the infectious disease in the central province of Mubende.

This is Uganda's first case of Ebola this year.

Second Ebola victim in DR Congo

The country faced four waves of infection – in 2000, 2014, 2017 and 2019. The first wave was the most severe.

At that time, 425 cases and 225 victims were identified.

In 2019, several Ebola patients were reported.