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With suspected cases of Ebola Fever being reported in Uganda's capital, bank and supermarket tellers are wearing gloves to try to reduce disease transmission. MOREINFO: Most cases are in regions bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the Ebola River gave the virus its name after some of the first cases were recorded in its valley in 1976. But rumours of deaths in the capital Kampala are sparking panic among officials, health workers and the public. Some people fear that contaminated money from the affected regions could cause an epidemic in the capital. The virus is transmitted through infected body fluids. SCRIPT: The fear of ebola is spreading in Uganda. With 29 people dead and more than 100 suspected cases of the virus, some banks and supermarkets in Kampala are issuing staff with protective gloves. Herbert Zake, head of corporate affairs for Standard Chartered Bank in Uganda, says the measures are in place to stop an outbreak in the capital. (SOUNDBITE) Head of Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, Herbert Zake, saying (English): "Basically we have provided gloves to customer interfacing staff, who also count money because we know that would be a medium of transmitting the disease." The virus is transmitted through bodily fluids and often causes victims to bleed to death through ears, eyes and other orifices. It has so far been found mostly in western Uganda's Bundibugyo district, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But bank customers like Mbabazi Moses are worried and want to know if the banks are working together. (SOUNDBITE) Standard Chartered Bank customer, Mbabazi Moses, saying (English) : "Until now ,we don't know if the bank is working in isolation or working together with the central bank so that they do not allow currency coming from those affected districts to circulate in the country or in some of these commercial banks, because there is a problem as long as they are not taking that measure with the central bank." The outbreak, which started in August, has sparked panic among officials, health workers and the public. Kampala has been rife with rumours of two Ebola deaths in the city over the weekend, including a man who collapsed in the street. The last Ebola outbreak in Uganda was in 2000, when 425 people were stricken and more than half died. Stefanie McIntyre, Reuters