After the first Ebola death in Uganda in years, a senior health official says authorities in the African nation are "in full control of the situation."

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.

Fear looms as Uganda confirmed the outbreak of Ebola virus in the capital Kampala. The health ministry on Thursday claimed that one patient has already died after catching major symptoms. Ebola virus marks the East African country’s