World Health Organization: Global Alert and Response (GAR): July 29, 2012
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uganda has notified WHO of an
outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kibaale district in the western
part of the country.
A total of 20 cases, including 14 deaths have been reported since the
beginning of July 2012. The index case was identified in a family from
Nyanswiga village, Nyamarunda sub-county of Kibaale district, where nine
of the deaths were recorded. The deceased include a clinical officer
who attended to a patient, and her four month-old child. Nine of the 14
deaths have occurred in a single household.
Laboratory confirmation was done by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe.
The MoH is working with stakeholders and partners to control the
outbreak. Response plans at the national and district levels are being
finalised. A national task force coordinated by the MoH has been
re-activated at the MOH headquarters and holds daily meetings. In
Kibaale a district task force has been formed to better coordinate field
response. The neighbouring districts have been put on high alert about
the outbreak and to step up surveillance.
The MoH has advised the public to take measures to avert the spread
of the disease and to report any suspected patient to the nearest
health unit.
WHO does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions are applied to Uganda.
Source: WHO / GAR / Ebola in Uganda
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