Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 17 deaths, all monitoring completed, outbreak declared over

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Panic grips Kanungu as Ebola suspect is buriedPublish Date: Aug 01, 2012

By Patson Baraire

There is fear and panic going on in Kanungu district following the death of a health worker who was working in Kagadi whose body was transported for burial in the district.

Kemitumba Mackline is reported to have passed away on Monday July 30th and her body was transported over night to her parents? home in Nkunda village in Nyanga Sub County, Kanungu district where she was buried hurriedly Tuesday afternoon.

Kanungu district health officer Sister Florence Rwabahima told this reporter that she learnt about the deceased body being transported to Kanungu from Kibaale district after she heard about radio announcements announcing her burial in Kanungu district and tried to block the transportation of the body but failed as her relatives traveled at night.

"I tried to block the transportation of the body advising that she should be buried immediately in Kibale but my efforts were fruitless," Rwabahima said.

Rwabahima expressed concern that if the suspected victim died of Ebola then it could be contracted by all her relatives who were involved in transporting her body and those who attended her burial in Nyanga.

"The people who handled the transportation had no protective gear and must have had contact with the victim and that is itself enough to pass on the disease," She said.

When contacted the Resident District Commissioner Kanungu Canon Ben Rullonga said that he had ordered for the burial of the suspected victim immediately but her relatives ignored him and took their time to bury as usual in the afternoon.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/633642-Panic-grips-Kanungu-district-as-Ebola-suspect-is-buried.html

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http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/01/3735748/uganda-losing-tourists-as-ebola.html

Uganda losing tourists as Ebola cases rise
The Associated Press
Updated: 2012-08-01T10:33:29Z

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Ugandan officials and tour operators say the latest Ebola outbreak has dimmed hopes of a profitable year for the country's tourism industry, with tourists cancelling trips amid rising cases of the deadly disease in the East African country.
Kibaale, the affected district in Uganda's west, is home of a national park that has one of the richest primate populations anywhere in the world, making it popular with tourists and biologists. Cuthbert Baguma, who heads Uganda's tourism marketing agency, said the outbreak's timing was especially damaging because the tourism season peaks in August.
British businessman John Hunwick said his clients were "absolutely petrified" and wanted to go home, and that he lost $6,000 in cancelled tours on Tuesday.
Ebola is feared because it is highly infectious and kills quickly.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/01...#storylink=cpy

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Man exhibiting signs of ebola put in a solitary ward at Siaya District Hospital; blood samples from the 27-year-old sent to KEMRI for tests

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No travel ban to Ebola affected areas - Govt
Publish Date: Aug 01, 2012
Health minister Dr. Christine Ondoa has said the government has not imposed a travel ban in the districts affected by Ebola virus.
?The Ebola virus is a self- limiting disease. It can wipe out a family or a village when there are no more people to infect, it dies down. Isolation is the solution and it will contain it,? Ondoa told Parliament. She was presenting a statement on the status of the Ebola virus out- break in Uganda.

The ministry of health declared an outbreak of Ebola in Kibaale district on Saturday after receiving confirmatory results from the Uganda Virus Research Institute that the deadly disease that had killed 14 people in the district was Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Sudan strain.

Ondoa said a national task coordinated by the ministry of health and the inter-ministerial task forces coordinated by the Office of the Prime minister have been reactivated to tackle the Ebola epidemic.

She added that an ambulance equipped with protective gear has been sent to Kibaale to transport Ebola patients and to transport the dead for burial. She said the National Medical Stores has been directed to provide necessary medicines and logistics to affected districts.

She appealed to MPs to set up strong legislations and an emergency fund to handle emergencies like Ebola. She said medical workers who die in the line of duty should be recognized and their families supported.
Ondoa said on average between 20% to 58% of vacancies for health workers were filled country wide and there was need to fill more vacancies to meet the increasing health challenges of the population.

Lyndah Timbigamba Kyenjojo district woman MP said health workers were running away from Kibaale district and some residents were on the run.
Dr. Sam Okuonzi Vurra county MP urged the government to improve the management of panic in the affected and neighbouring districts. ?Public awareness is necessary to address fear among the population. People can be stopped from boarding buses, traveling, going into public places. People will be running around the country, people will be refused to enter churches if there is no public education,? Okuonzi stressed.http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/6336...reas-govt.html

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South Sudan: RSS Calls for Vigilance Against Ebola
press release
1 August 2012
Juba ? The Ministry of Health in the government of the Republic South Sudan has issued a warning to the general public to report any associated symptoms of Ebola following an outbreak of the diseases in the neighbouring country of Uganda.
Dr. Micheal Milly Hussein, minister of Health observed that though no cases of Ebola has been registered in line with the warning; he said the country's proximity with Uganda could pose a serious threat to importation of the disease across the borders.
"Although the mid western district of Kibaale is closer to Democratic Republic of Congo than to South Sudan, all precautionary measures must be taken by the general public and by all health workers in the country", cautioned Dr. Hussein...http://allafrica.com/stories/201208010366.html

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Man exhibiting signs of ebola put in a solitary ward at Siaya District Hospital; blood samples from the 27-year-old sent to KEMRI for tests

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1st Suspected Ebola Case in Kenya A 27 year old man in solitary ward in Siaya Distrct Hospital. Blood samples sent to KEMRI

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Kibaale District Chairperson bans all public activities
20120801 1:22:11 AM EST

The Kibaale District chairperson, George William Namyaka has banned all public activities including markets, weddings and any other public gathering for fear of spreading Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.
In a statement issued yesterday to the media, Namyaka said that because of the way Ebola is spread through contact, the district is concerned that if people are left to continue gathering, the Ebola might spread beyond the current areas.
However, this is contradicting the statement from World Health Organization which pointed out that there is no need to ban any public activity because the health officials had traced all the Ebola contacts and quarantined them.
Yesterday in parliament Doctor Okuonzi Sam, the MP for Vvura County warned against panic among the public through avoiding normal human activities.
The district chairperson has directed the District Police Commander to implement the directive to ensure that no weekly market opens.
There are unconfirmed reports that authorities from neighboring districts of Kyenjojo, Hoima and Mubende have also banned public gatherings.http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/b...ies/26530.aspx

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1st Suspected Ebola Case in Kenya A 27 year old man in solitary ward in Siaya Distrct Hospital. Blood samples sent to KEMRI

KEMRI is the Kenya Medical Research Institute. There is no reason any samples from Uganda would be sent to Kenya when the CDC is activei n Uganda and Uganda has the ability to detect Ebola.

Siaya is in Kenya:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siaya_District

Given the location of that suspected case, and its distance from Uganda, it is unlikely to actually be Ebola. A wide variety of diseases can be mistaken for Ebola.

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Ebola Reaches Kanungu District

Posted by Sandra Birungi on August 1, 2012
The ebola virus which has gripped Uganda and causing a lot of anxiety has reached Kanungu district and has so far killed one person.
Ebola first hit Kibaale district claiming so far 14 people and rendering many others vulnerable to the virus which spreads rapidly and kills just as fast. President Museveni issued a national address urging all people to be vigilant as the precaution is being taken. But, in the meanwhile, people were advised to resist from intimate relationships, hand shaking and public places which could be prone to the virus.
Panicked residents of Kanugu district got the shock after one of their health workers who was working in Kigadi died from the Ebola virus. Kemitumba Mackline died Monday July 30th and her body was taken for burial in Kanungu district where she was buried yesterday in a hasty burial.
A Kanugu district health officer, Sister Florence Rwabahima said she did not know about the death until she heard from radio that the body of Mackline was being transported to Kanungu from Kibaale district where she had died from. She was buried in Nkunda village in Nyanga Sub County, Kanungu district.
?I tried to block the transportation of the body advising that she should be buried immediately in Kibale but my efforts were fruitless,? Rwabahima said.
With the transportation of an Ebola corpse, chances are that relatives who had gotten involved in the transported had contracted the virus and are prone to Ebola. ?The people who handled the transportation had no protective gear and must have had contact with the victim and that is itself enough to pass on the disease,? she said.http://www.ugandapicks.com/2012/08/e...ict-69452.html

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KEMRI is the Kenya Medical Research Institute. There is no reason any samples from Uganda would be sent to Kenya when the CDC is activei n Uganda and Uganda has the ability to detect Ebola.

Siaya is in Kenya:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siaya_District

Given the location of that suspected case, and its distance from Uganda, it is unlikely to actually be Ebola. A wide variety of diseases can be mistaken for Ebola.

Says a suspected case. They have been riding buses and motorcycles for a month. Will have to wait and see.

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Sister Florence Rwabahima, the Kanungu District Health Officer says that she learnt of the transportation of the body of the deceased health workers when she heard burial announcements over local radio stations. http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=44129

Prisons Ban Visits For 2 Weeks Over Ebola Outbreak
Baine says the suspension of visits will run for two weeks after which it will be reviewed whether to allow visits of continue with the suspension

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Says a suspected case. They have been riding buses and motorcycles for a month. Will have to wait and see.

BREAKING NEWS: EBOLA might be in Kenya!

Wednesday, 01/08/2012 - A man exhibiting signs of Ebola has been spotted in Siaya District hospital. Word just in reveals that he has been left isolated by nurses who fear getting in contact with him.


Covered doctors have taken blood from the man and sent it to the Kenya Medical Research Institute(KEMRI) lab.


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We only hope that the government will curb the disease before it strikes Kenya.
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Breaking: Ebola Death Toll Rises, 176 New Infections Suspected

The Ministry of Health has Wednesday confirmed what appeared in the international media last night that two more Ebola victims had passed away at Kagadi Government Hospital in Kibaale district.

The first death was a female who had earlier tested positive for Ebola while the other was a new admission in the isolation facility. This brings the total number of dead to 16 since the onset of the outbreak that stared in Nyanswiga LCI in Nyamarunda Parish of Nyamarunda sub-county, Kibaale district in July,? said General Health Services Director Dr K Lwamafa.
Currently, there are two confirmed cases of Ebola and 16 unconfirmed admitted at the hospital isolation facility.
?The patients are receiving the appropriate treatment from the medical expert team.
A total of 14 samples were yesterday July 31st picked from the patients admitted at the isolation facility, bringing the total number of samples collected since the outbreak to 30. The samples are currently being investigated at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe,? added Lwamafa.
?The Ministry of Health Surveillance team in Kibaale district is actively and closely following up to 176 people suspected to have got into contact with the dead and sick. These contacts have not shown any signs of the disease but continue to be monitored,? he further noted. One more sample was picked from a patient in Mbarara district and is being tested at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe.
?The Ministry of Health continues to urge the public to avoid unnecessary movements and gatherings especially in Kibaale and neighbouring districts. The Ministry of Health response team is on alert to respond to any suspect cases,? cautioned Lwamafa.
District Health Officers have been asked to reactivate their taskforces and be on alert of any suspicious disease or death.
Health workers are reminded to observe the required medical measures as they attend to suspicious patients.
?The Ministry assures the general public that the epidemic is being managed appropriately and will be contained. The public should continue to be vigilant but without creating unnecessary fear and panic. Ebola presents with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, headache, measles-like rash, red eyes, and sometimes with bleeding from body openings,? added Lwamafa. http://www.chimpreports.com/index.ph...suspected.html

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ChimpReports: NEWS ALERT: Suspected #Ebola patient isolated at Siaya District Hospital in Kenya as blood samples sent to Kemri for tests.