Uganda - 6 dead in suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak in Hoima - may be Dysentery

[Ronan Kelly]

Hoima In Suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak
By: Our Reporter
Published: January 28, 2014


There is a suspected outbreak of a Viral Hemorrhagic Fever in Hoima district, which has reportedly claimed the lives of six people in Bugambe Sub County.

The strange disease was reported in Kiyora village in Ruguse parish on January 17. Fredrick Byenume, the Hoima district Health Inspector says six people have died and eight others are on treatment.

The health inspector could not readily give particulars of the deceased and those on treatment. He revealed that the cases are nucleated, as the affected families neighbor each other.

The disease presents with signs of bloody diarrhea, vomiting and acute headache. An infected person dies within 4-12 hours. According to Byenume, although the disease bears cholera-like symptoms clinical tests have proved negative.
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http://www.redpepper.co.ug/hoima-in-suspected-viral-hemorrhagic-fever-outbreak/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Uganda - 6 dead in suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak in Hoima

Re: Uganda - 6 dead in suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak in Hoima

No viral hemorrhagic fever in Hoima ? Gov?t
Posted by: 24 Tanzania Reporter in Africa 5 hours ago
By John Agaba, The New Vision

The Government has refuted reports that there is an outbreak of a viral hemorrhagic fever in the western district of Hoima clarifying that it?s dysentery.

The media has been awash with reports of an outbreak of the deadly fever in the western district, with some local radio stations reporting cases were on the rise, developments that were starting to cause panic especially among communities surrounding the district.
Dr. Anthony Mbonye, the commissioner for community health, ministry of health, however, refuted the claims.
?The Ministry of Health informs the public that the cases referred to are dysentery,? said Mbonye in a statement.
He said samples taken from two patients in the community were tested at the Central Public Health laboratories (CPHL) and did not show any signs of a viral hemorrhagic fever.
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http://www.24tanzania.com/no-viral-hemorrhagic-fever-in-hoima-govt/