Government starts Ebola testing in Arua as it decentralises testing to Arua and Kasese

Uganda Virus Research Institute officials told the Daily Monitor that the government is decentralising Ebola testing outside the central region. According to UVRI virologist Dr Stephen Balinandi, testing of suspected samples began in Arua on Wednesday, and another laboratory is being activated at Bwera Hospital in Kasese to serve western Uganda and the DR Congo border area.