Uganda declared an official end to its Ebola outbreak, easing concerns about the deadly virus that was feared to spread over the country¡¯s borders.

¡°Uganda put a swift end to the Ebola outbreak by ramping up key control measures such as surveillance, contact tracing and infection, prevention and control,¡± the African country¡¯s ministry of health and the World Health Organization said in a statement.

Widespread testing hasn¡¯t detected new cases in more than 42 days, an indication that the virus is no longer spreading. The typical incubation period between exposure and infection is 21 days.