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US CDC monitoring Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, providing assistance

US CDC monitoring Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, providing assistance

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control ‌and Prevention is monitoring ‌reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic ​of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments, its acting director said on ‌Friday.

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"CDC has ⁠extensive experience and expertise in responding to Ebola outbreaks, ⁠and we are working closely with the DRC Ministry of ​Health through ​our country ​office to support ‌our response efforts," said Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya."

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"This morning we also heard from the Government of Uganda confirming an Ebola outbreak ‌there, and we ​are also coordinating ​with our ​country office in Uganda ‌and our colleagues there ​to ​track and help with the outbreak there," Bhattacharya told reporters ​on ‌a media call.

(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein ​and Doina Chiacu; Editing ​by Mark Porter)