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    Managing Ebola From Rural to Urban Slum Settings: Experiences From Uganda
    (African Health Sciences, 2015-03) Okware, Samuel Ikwaras; Omaswa, F; Talisuna, A; Amandua, J; Amone, J; Onek, P; Wamala, J; Lubwama, J; Luswa, L; Kagwa, P; Tylleskar, T
    Five outbreaks of ebola occurred in Uganda between 2000-2012. The outbreaks were quickly contained in rural areas. However, the Gulu outbreak in 2000 was the largest and complex due to insurgency. It invaded Gulu municipality and the slum- like camps of the internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Bundigugyo district outbreak followed but was detected late as a new virus. The subsequent outbreaks in the districts of Luwero district (2011, 2012) and Kibaale (2012) were limited to rural areas.