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Child Dies from Ebola in Uganda

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A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak

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A 4-year-old child becomes the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda .

The death undermines Ugandan officials’ assertions of an outbreak under control.

The first victim was a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on Jan. 30 .

Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed hundreds .

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