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Govt looking for 300 Ebola contacts in Greater Kampala
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The cumulative number of people infected with Ebola has increased from 90 to 95 cases as of yesterday.
The Ministry of Health is looking for about 300 people who are said to be contacts of the 15 Ebola cases confirmed in Greater Kampala.
“We have already about 300 we are following up,” Mr Emmanuel Ainebyona, the ministry spokesperson, told this publication in a telephone interview yesterday.
...Dr Mwebesa also ruled out a possibility of an Ebola induced lockdown in Greater Kampala.
Meanwhile, the cumulative number of people infected with Ebola has increased from 90 to 95 cases as of yesterday.
According to Dr Mwebesa, all the new infections were registered in Mubende District.:tiphat:https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/ne...la-contacts-in-greater-kampala--3997964
October 26, 2022
The Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Kyofatogabye Kabuye has warned that a lockdown in Kampala is unavoidable with the increasing cases of the Ebola Virus Disease being reported.
According to the health ministry’s Director of General Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, Kampala has so far registered about 15 cases of Ebola with two from Sseguku, one case from Nansana, and another from Makindye.... He however says they await policy guidance from the ministry of health.:tiphat:https://www.kfm.co.ug/news/ebola-kampala-lockdown-unavoidable-minister-kyofatogabye.html
By Patience Atuhaire & Natasha Booty
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,,,,Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng says she is increasingly concerned about transmission of the virus in urban areas, where the population is highly mobile.
The six siblings who tested positive for Ebola in the capital have not been named or had their ages revealed, to protect their identities. But we do know that the schools these children attend have not been closed....
Dr Aceng says six health workers who became infected after treating patients are also among those who recently died.
Kampala is the country's economic hub and if Ebola spreads fast there, there is a greater risk of the virus spreading to other countries.
Ministry of Health- Uganda
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6h In the last 24 hours, Kassanda District recorded 12 new Ebola Cases amongst constants who were under follow up.
An Ebola Treatment Unit will be established in Kassanda District to enable handling of the cases within the District. #EbolaOutbreakUG
Today marks 36 days of responding to the EVD outbreak, first case was confirmed on 19-Sep-2022.
- Fourteen newly confirmed EVD cases in the past 24 hours – ten (10) confirmed from Kassanda, one (01) from Wakiso and three (03) from Kampala. All are linked to known cases.
- One new confirmed death reported within the past 24 hours from Mubende.
- Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) among confirmed cases is 31/109 (28%).
- A total of 1,555 contacts actively being followed-up in nine districts, follow-up rate in the past 24 hours was 87%.
@BNOFeed
Ebola update: Outbreak in Uganda becomes the 10th biggest on record - New cases: 6 - New deaths: 2 - In hospital: 46 (+1) - Total cases: 135 (115 conf.) - Total deaths: 52 (32 conf.) - Total recovered: 34 (-) - Case fatality rate: 60% 9:41 PM · Oct 27, 2022·
Fear Of Kampala Lockdown Increases As P7 Candidate Tests Positive For Ebola
Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Health
October 27, 2022 ....“The P.7 candidate is in isolation. I must state here that I feel for the parent and I feel for the P7 candidate. We have discussed this case and we all agreed that he is illegible to the trial drug,” she said.
According to the Health Minister, at least 3 people are to get vaccinated against the disease as the ministry begins trials for three possible vaccines. The ones to be vaccinated include the contacts of those infected as well as frontline health workers.
..Dr Aceng called upon schools to prioritise safety of their learners following discovery of positive Ebola cases recorded among students in Rubaga, Kampala.
One of those battling the disease is a primary seven candidate due to sit her Primary Leaving Examinations next month. Efforts are being made to ensure she is able to sit the exams.
Rwanda threatens to reclose Gatuna border over Ebola outbreak in Uganda
By Obed Kankiriho
- October 28, 2022
Authorities in Kabale district have intensified security at Katuna border by establishing an Ebola screening point at the border as a way of curbing down the spread of the disease.
This week on Monday, Rwanda threatened to close its border if authorities in Kabale district fail to establish screening points at the border on Uganda’s land before passengers cross to their land....
Besigensi says the district has so far received 17 Ebola alerts, which have all turned negative among which 11 are at Rushoroza Hospital, 1 at Rugarama Hospital, 2 at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, 1 at Kamukira Health Center 1V and 1 from National taskforce....:tiphat:https://theinformerug.com/2022/10/2...e-gatuna-border-over-ebola-outbreak-in-uganda
@HelenBranswell
1. The #Ebola Sudan outbreak in Uganda is now the 9th largest Ebola outbreak on record, with 135 confirmed and probable cases, and 52 confirmed and probable deaths. These data are current to Oct. 26, which was the 37th day (ie just over 5 weeks) since the outbreak was declared. 1:59 PM · Oct 28, 2022·Twitter Web App 33 Retweets 3 Quote Tweets 45 Likes
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2. As I've said a number of times, the #Ebola outbreak in Uganda got quite big, quite fast. There were 2 dozen previous outbreaks that didn't get to 100 cases. The Ugandan Ministry of Health continues to only report confirmed cases. Add 20 probables to their cases & deaths.
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1. #Ebola thread. The numbers in the Ugandan outbreak are rising pretty rapidly. Last week this outbreak was the 11th largest on record. It's now the 8th. There's a fairly big gap between 8th and 7th, but I would not bet against this outbreak moving further up the top 10 list. 9:26 AM · Oct 31, 2022·Twitter Web App 1213 Retweets 17 Likes
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2. One of the reasons I think this #Ebola outbreak could get a lot larger is just the pace of the recent growth of cases & the presence of cases in Kampala. But also, the followup rate of contacts listed in the latest SitRep from Uganda is not great.
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3. Uganda has been boasting a contact follow up rate of in the mid-to-high 90% range. It's down to 88%. And that's of the contacts they know if. If they are missing cases, there are more contacts they don't know of. The bigger an outbreak gets, the harder this job becomes.
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On September 20, health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan strain was confirmed in the central part of the country.
As of 30 October, the Ministry of Health reports 129 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) confirmed cases in 7 districts.
Confirmed EVD deaths has increased to 37 with a Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) among confirmed cases of 29%. There have been 43 recoveries. 17 healthcare workers have been infected, 6 of whom died.
More than 1,650 contacts are being followed-up in nine districts.
One new case in Kyegegwa district, where Kyaka II settlement with about 120,000 refugees is located, was confirmed on 29 Oct after 37 days with no cases. The epicentre of the EVD outbreak has moved to Kassanda district with emerging clusters of cases in Kampala.
On 28 October, Ministry of Education and Sports suspended visits in all schools until December 2022 after 6 pupils tested positive from 3 schools in Kampala.
Monday, October 31, 2022
The Minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs, Hajjati Minsa Kabanda, has directed the residents of Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono and Mpigi to arrest any person travelling from Kassanda and Mubende districts and hand them over to health centres to be tested for Ebola....
:tiphat:https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/ne...travellers-from-ebola-hit-areas-4003422
