KAMPALA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and World Health Organization (WHO) experts on Wednesday met in the western district of Kasese to assess the Ebola outbreak after the first case in the east African country died.
Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda's minister for health, told Xinhua by telephone that government officials and health experts are meeting to share information on how to tackle and stop the spread of the deadly virus.
"We are in Kasese for a meeting. We have a team from DRC who are joining us. It's a very big meeting to address the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda," said Aceng.
The meeting came after Uganda's ministry of health on Wednesday announced that the first case of Ebola in the country, a five-year old boy, succumbed to the highly infectious disease at Bwera Hospital.
Two other cases, relatives of the deceased, have also been confirmed.
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed on Tuesday. The disease last broke out in the country in 2012, leaving over 20 people dead.
