Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/uganda-...istrict-18743/
Uganda reports Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever case in Kagadi district
by News Desk
February 17, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting a Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Uganda.
The patient is a 23-year-old male, a lumber jack, from Kagadi district who developed a fever on January 7 and had self-medication for malaria without improvement. He has no history of getting in contact with slaughtered animal meat or bush meat...
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Source: https://www.independent.co.ug/health...ver-confirmed/
Health teams dispatched to Kagadi after case of Crimean-Congo fever confirmed
The Independent January 23, 2020
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan health experts have been dispatched to Kigadi district to contain an outbreak of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF).
One case of CCHF has been confirmed and four suspects isolated at Kagadi hospital in western Uganda. According to the Uganda Red Cross, a district task force has been formed to manage and coordinate the cases across the district...
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