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FRIDAY APRIL 27 2018
Arua?s suspected Ebola case tests negative
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By FELIX WAROM OKELLO
The blood samples from a 10 year-old boy who died of a Haemorrhagic fever that presented signs of Ebola has been confirmed negative.
The suspected outbreak had caused panic at Arua Regional Referral hospital on Wednesday, April 25 after the boy, who was admitted from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), died after presenting Ebola-like symptoms of high fever and vomiting blood.
The Acting Director for Arua Regional Referral hospital, Dr Gilbert Aniku, said that there should be no anxiety about the health condition. ?He was referred here from Ediofe Health Center and was tested negative of malaria. Indeed, he vomited blood but it was because of shock. But being at the border, there was possible alert of Haemorrhagic fever because even one case is classified as epidemic,? he said.
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?We sent the blood samples to Uganda Virus Research Institute and the result which we received this morning, showed that the Haemorrhagic virus fever of Ebola, Marburg and Rift Valley fever was negative,? he said.
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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/Natio...ut-negative/688334-4532876-101fyau/index.html
Arua?s suspected Ebola case tests negative
....
By FELIX WAROM OKELLO
The blood samples from a 10 year-old boy who died of a Haemorrhagic fever that presented signs of Ebola has been confirmed negative.
The suspected outbreak had caused panic at Arua Regional Referral hospital on Wednesday, April 25 after the boy, who was admitted from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), died after presenting Ebola-like symptoms of high fever and vomiting blood.
The Acting Director for Arua Regional Referral hospital, Dr Gilbert Aniku, said that there should be no anxiety about the health condition. ?He was referred here from Ediofe Health Center and was tested negative of malaria. Indeed, he vomited blood but it was because of shock. But being at the border, there was possible alert of Haemorrhagic fever because even one case is classified as epidemic,? he said.
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?We sent the blood samples to Uganda Virus Research Institute and the result which we received this morning, showed that the Haemorrhagic virus fever of Ebola, Marburg and Rift Valley fever was negative,? he said.
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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/Natio...ut-negative/688334-4532876-101fyau/index.html