Health
Again, Ebola Virus Breaks Out In Uganda
The ministry of Health in Uganda has on Tuesday announced the break out of Ebola virus in the central part of the country.
Local authorities disclosed that a person was admitted at Mubende regional referral hospital on Sept. 15 after presenting Ebola symptoms and died on Sept. 19.
The authorities said six other deaths are being investigated after local communities reported people dying after strange illnesses.
In August, Uganda intensified surveillance on its western border after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an Ebola case in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The ministry however added that the risk of disease spread was high in 21 bordering districts.
Uganda has had over five Ebola outbreaks in the last two decades, mostly along its western regions close to the DRC, according to the ministry of health.