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Ebola cases slow in Uganda's outbreak, 1 new case reported
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Ebola;
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
The pace of new Ebola cases has slowed in Uganda's Sudan Ebola outbreak, with the country today reporting its first case in 11 days.
On Twitter, the health ministry said the new case involves a 28-week baby boy who was stillborn to a 23-year-old mother from Kassanda district who is an Ebola survivor. The mother's delivery was attended by a midwife who wore appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The new case raises the country's lab-confirmed total to 142, including 56 deaths.
In other outbreak developments, the country's President Yoweri Museveni on Nov 26 again extended a quarantine by 3 more weeks for Mubende and Kassanda districts, which have been the main outbreak epicenters, according to Reuters.
Ebola cases slow in Uganda's outbreak, 1 new case reported
Filed Under:
Ebola;
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
The pace of new Ebola cases has slowed in Uganda's Sudan Ebola outbreak, with the country today reporting its first case in 11 days.
On Twitter, the health ministry said the new case involves a 28-week baby boy who was stillborn to a 23-year-old mother from Kassanda district who is an Ebola survivor. The mother's delivery was attended by a midwife who wore appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The new case raises the country's lab-confirmed total to 142, including 56 deaths.
In other outbreak developments, the country's President Yoweri Museveni on Nov 26 again extended a quarantine by 3 more weeks for Mubende and Kassanda districts, which have been the main outbreak epicenters, according to Reuters.