Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.

Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered its border with Congo closed “with immediate effect” as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge near 1,000 there and others emerge at home. The measure,

The volunteers are thought to have contracted the virus during a humanitarian mission in DR Congo in March and are believed to be “among the first known victims of the outbreak.”

Three people died and four others were injured after their vehicle collided with an elephant in Murchison Falls National Park, police said on Monday.

Uganda said that flights to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo would be temporarily suspended, as the outbreak appeared to spread to a rebel-controlled province in Congo.

The Church of Uganda (COU) has announced that this year's Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Uganda Martyrs Anglican Site in Namugongo will be conducted under strict public health measures, with attendance limited to 200 invited guests as authorities seek to reduce the risk of disease transmission amid Ebola concerns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

There are currently no approved drugs that target Bundibugyo - the species of Ebola responsible for this outbreak.