A fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda has killed at least two people, the health ministry has said.
Two members of the same family died over the weekend in a district not far from the capital, the health minister told the AFP news agency.
BBC says an estimated 17 people died in western Uganda of the haemorrhagic fever during an outbreak in July.
According to the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), there had been no cases since August.
Health Minister, Christine Ondoa told The Associated Press that investigators had found conclusive evidence of Ebola in Luweero, about 60 km (37 miles) from the capital, Kampala.
She said a third man had also died in the area late last month after showing symptoms of Ebola.
However, no samples were taken from the victim and the case was not reported to health officials at the time, AFP reports.
Five people who came into contact with those who died are being monitored. Two of them have been admitted to an isolation unit at Kampala’s main Mulago hospital, the minister has told AFP.
There is no known cure for Ebola, but patients can be treated for their symptoms with antibiotics, drugs for pain relief and for other diseases such as malaria, to strengthen their resistance.
The virus causes death in 90 per cent of human cases.
Uganda has seen several major Ebola outbreaks over the past 12 years.
The deadliest was in 2000 when 425 people were infected. More than half of them died.
