Infected persons become contagious only after the appearance of symptoms, after an incubation period of 2 to 21 days.
Ebola fever: Nine cases confirmed in a new report in Uganda
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Infected persons become contagious only after the appearance of symptoms, after an incubation period of 2 to 21 days.