The Ebola outbreak in Congo may be spreading, as local health officials found a case of the deadly virus at the border of Uganda, which until now had not been affected by the outbreak ravaging Congo.
The Democratic Republic of Congo reported on Friday that the newest infection is nearly 125 miles away from the nearest known case in the Congo, according to a Reuters report.
Congo has been struggling with an outbreak of Ebola that had killed 97 people as of Sept. 19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control.
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Uganda is prepping vaccinations to be ready to deploy in case the virus spreads further into the country, Reuters said.
Congo officials have been able to use experimental vaccines to help contain the outbreak in the country.
Even though the World Health Organization declared an end to the outbreak in July, cases are still popping up in the country.
