The latest Ebola epidemic, the sixth in Uganda, was declared in late January.
The World Health Organization (who) said on Saturday night that Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported the positive Ebola in the Mulago hospital, the only Reference Center for Virus, and was discovered in a four-year-old Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Ugand confirmed that he recorded 10 cases of new virus stress. The first mortality from the latest eruptment was a male nurse that died before the outbreak was declared 30. January.
In February, the Ministry of Health announced that all eight patients with an ebola were under worried, but at least 265 contacts remained under strict quarantine in Kampala.
The latest outbreaks is the sixth time Uganda revealed Ebola cases. The cause of this new outbreak is called the Soy Sudan Ebola, which has not yet been approved vaccine.
Ebola outbreak 2014-2016 in West Africa, more than 11,000 people were killed – the largest virus number of deaths.
The virus is transmitted by contact with infected body fluids and tissues. Its symptoms include fever, vomiting and muscle pain.
Supervision of Ebola in Africa came under threats as non-governmental organizations that once financed through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) They were forced to stop how President Donald Trump essentially removes the American government assistance agency.
Charles Olaro, Director of Health Services on Uganda Ministry of Health, told the associated press that the cuts of assistance affect some NGOs that help the nations of contagious diseases.
“There are challenges, but we must adapt to the new reality,” Olaro said.
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2025-03-02 10:31:00
