(CNN) A 9-year-old Congolese girl has died of Ebola in Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health said Friday.

The young girl and her mother traveled from DRC to the Ugandan district of Kasese, seeking medical care on Wednesday. She was identified at the port of entry, isolated, and transferred to the Ebola unit at a local hospital where she was being managed, the ministry said.

The Ministry of Health said her body was sent to the DRC upon her father's request. It added that four out of the five Congolese who had had contact with the girl have been repatriated to the country for proper follow-up.

Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, World Health Organization Country Representative to Uganda, said those who may have come in contact with the patient will be vaccinated and more than 8,000 people have been vaccinated against Ebola in high-risk areas in the country.

Our team at Bwera Ebola Treatment Unit in Kasese is managing an imported Ebola case. The girl is currently isolated and being prepared for repatriation back to DRC for treatment upon request of the DRC gov't. Please stay calm and vigilant; we have built capacity to contain Ebola pic.twitter.com/MG0pC5uH6l — Dr. Diana Atwine (@DianaAtwine) August 30, 2019

Uganda's authorities beefed up border controls and banned public gatherings in the region affected by Ebola in June after the disease was first detected in the country.

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