Medical experts in Uganda have urged the government to impose a lockdown in Kampala to curb the further spread of the deadly Ebola virus.

Since the onset of the Ebola outbreak on September 20, Uganda has recorded more than 90 confirmed and probable cases including at least 44 deaths.

The outbreak started in a rural part of central Uganda before spreading to other areas, including Kampala, a city of more than 1.6 million.

"Kampala should have restriction of movement," said Uganda Medical Association (UMA) president, Dr Samuel Oledo during an interview on Uganda-based KFM Radio.

"Let us hold Kampala when it is still early. The earlier we lockdown Kampala, the better. Ugandans are still taking it as something so minor. It is catastrophic that right now, people are not even reporting cases," he added.

The virus that is circulating in the East African country is the Sudan strain, which has no proven vaccine.