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

Treyfish · Jul 28, 2012

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Officials urged Ugandans to be calm, saying a national emergency taskforce has been set up to contain the disease.
Kibaale is a district in midwestern Uganda, where people in recent weeks have been troubled by a mysterious illness that seemed to have come from nowhere. Health officials spent weeks conducting laboratory tests that were at first inconclusive.
Joaquim Saweka, WHO's representative in Uganda, said the origin of the outbreak had not yet been confirmed.
"A team of experts from the government, WHO and CDC (US Centers for Disease Control) are in the field and following up on all suspected cases and those who got into contact with patients," he said.
Officials told reporters in Kampala, the capital, that the 14 dead, including a family of 12, were among 20 reported with Ebola, which causes haemorrhagic fever and internal bleeding.
A health worker who treated patients infected by the disease was also among the dead.:tiphat:http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/07/2012728133656776900.html

Ronan Kelly · Jul 28, 2012

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WHO's twitterfeed is beginning to come to life .....

WHO ‏@WHO
The Ministry of Health of Uganda and WHO confirm outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kabaale district, Midwestern Uganda.

WHO ‏@WHO
20 people have been recorded with Ebola hemorraghic fever in Kabaale district, Uganda, of which 14 people have died.

Ronan Kelly · Jul 28, 2012

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WHO ‏@WHO
A team of experts from the Ministry of Health of Uganda, WHO, CDC is in Kibaale, Uganda, to respond to Ebola hemorraghic fever outbreak.

https://twitter.com/WHO

Ronan Kelly · Jul 28, 2012

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Uganda Ebola outbreak: Summary of infection control recommendations for care to patients with Ebola hemorrhagic fever: http://www.who.int/csr/bioriskreduction/filovirus_infection_control/en/index.html

Interim Infection Control Recommendations for Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Filovirus (Ebola, Marburg) Haemorrhagic Fever

March 2008

This document provides a summary of infection control recommendations when providing direct and non-direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed Filovirus haemorrhagic fever (HF), including Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fevers. These recommendations are interim and will be updated when additional information becomes available.

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Treyfish · Jul 28, 2012

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EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - UGANDA: (KIBAALE)
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Date: Sat 28 Jun 2012Source: Associated Press and Fox hews [edited]http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/28/ebola-virus-breaks-out-in-uganda-officials-sayEbola virus breaks out in Uganda, officials say--------------------------------------

KAMPALA: The deadly Ebola virus has killed 14 people in western Uganda this month, Ugandan health officials said on Saturday, ending weeks of speculation about the cause of a strange disease that had many people fleeing their homes. The officials and a World Health Organization representative told a news conference in Kampala Saturday [28 Jul 2012] that there is "an outbreak of Ebola" in Uganda. "Laboratory investigations done at the Uganda Virus Research Institute...have confirmed that the strange disease reported in Kibaale is indeed Ebola hemorrhagic fever," the Ugandan government and WHO said in joint statement.

Kibaale is a district in midwestern Uganda, where people in recent weeks have been troubled by a mysterious illness that seemed to have come from nowhere. Ugandan health officials had been stumped as well, and spent weeks conducting laboratory tests that were at first inconclusive. On Friday, Joaquim Saweka, the WHO representative in Uganda, told the Associated Press that investigators were "not so sure" it was Ebola, and a Ugandan health official dismissed the possibility of Ebola as merely a rumor. It appears firm evidence of Ebola was clinched overnight.Health officials told reporters in Kampala that the 14 dead were among 20 reported with the disease. Two of the infected have beenisolated for examination by researchers and health officials. A clinical officer and, days later, her 4-month-old baby died from the disease caused by the Ebola virus, officials said.

Officials urged Ugandans to be calm, saying a national emergency taskforce had been set up to stop the disease from spreading far and wide. There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola, and in Uganda, where in 2000 the disease killed 224 people and left hundreds more traumatized, it resurrects terrible memories.Ebola, which manifests itself as a hemorrhagic fever, is highly infectious and kills quickly.
It was first reported in 1976 in Congo and is named for the river where it was recognised, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Scientists don't know the natural reservoir of the virus, but they suspect the first victim in an Ebola outbreak gets infected through contact with an infected animal, such as a monkey.

The virus can be transmitted in several ways, including through direct contact with the blood of an infected person. During communal funerals, for example, when the bereaved come into contact with an Ebola victim, the virus can be contracted, officials said, warning against unnecessary contact with suspected cases of Ebola. In Kibaale, some villagers had started abandoning their homes in recent weeks to escape what they thought was an illness that had something to do with bad luck, because people were quickly falling ill and dying, and there was no immediate explanation, officials said.Officials said now that they've verified Ebola in the area, they can concentrate on controlling the disease. Ebola patients were being treated at the only major hospital in Kibaale, said Stephen Byaruhanga, the district's health secretary. "Being a strange disease, we were shocked to learn that it was Ebola," Byaruhanga said. "Our only hope is that in the past whenEbola broke out in other parts of Uganda it was controlled." The challenge, he said, was retaining the services of all the nurses and doctors who are being asked to risk their lives in order to look after the sick.

Officials also worry that other villagers suffering from other diseases might be afraid to visit the hospital for fear ofcatching Ebola, he said.--
Communicated by:Michael P. OwenResearch TechnicianU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationBellevue, WA USA<OWENMP@SEANET.COM>[As of Sat 28 Jul 2012 the number of fatalities has increase by one to 14, but the number cases remains the same. Although haemorrhage is not mentioned as a major factor in the disease the causative agent has been identified now as an ebolavirus. It has not yet been established whether this represents a re-emergence of Bundibugyo ebolavirus or another distinct type of ebolavirus (see: (Undiagnosed fatal disease - Uganda: (KI) 20120725.1214822). The precise identification of the virus remains to be determined. At present the outbreak appears to have been limited in extent and remains contained. Further information is awaited. - Mod.CP:tiphat:http://www.promedmail.org/

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Treyfish · Jul 28, 2012

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Ebola breaks out in Kibaale

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Health workers walk out of an Ebola isolation ward at Bundibugyo Hospital In 2007.

Government has confirmed the outbreak of ebola diesease in Kibaale District. A team of experts from the Ministry of Health on Friday announced that the strange disease that hit different areas of the district early this week is ebola.
?Preliminary results of collected blood samples show symptoms of ebola outbreak in Kibaale with high viral infection,? said Dr Joseph Wamala a senior epideolomigst in the Ministry of Health.

According to the Ministry of Health, initial blood samples collected from the patients did not show positive results until other blood samples were picked on Thursday.
Many local radio stations have been reporting about a mysterious disease that has been claiming lives in the district.

Dr Wamala, who said he did not want to cause panic among the health personnel, insisted that the disease is communicable and needs infection control measures for management.
While meeting clinical and nursing officer at Kagadi Hospital Dr Wamala, said a team of health officers will be in the district until other admitted patients are treated.

The disease reported in Nyanswiga Village in Nyamarunda Sub-county has killed 13 family members and a clinical officer in Kagadi Hospital who was attending to the patients.
The Ministry of Health has undertaken precautionary measures by creating strict isolation centres and health workers are expected to wear protective gear at all times.

A team of health officials from World Health Organisation, Centers for Disease Control, Mulago and Laco hospitals, mainly those who handle Ebola outbreaks has already camped in Kibaale District.



However, panic has gripped residents of Kagadi Town who fear for their lives as others have started migrating from the neighbouring villages where the disease broke out. :tiphat:http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/Natio...ibaale/-/688334/1465214/-/x4wbra/-/index.html

Treyfish · Jul 28, 2012

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14 Killed in Uganda Ebola Outbreak

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Treyfish · Jul 28, 2012

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High alert as Ebola outbreak kills 14

Officials from WHO putting on Ebola Protective gears at Kagadi Hospital.

By RONALD TUSIIME AND AGATHA AYEBAZIBWE
Posted Saturday, July 28 2012 at 23:30Ugandan and international health experts are fighting an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in Kibaale district, western Uganda.

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The disease reported in Nyanswiga village, Nyamarunda sub-county has killed 14 family members and a clinical officer at Kagadi Hospital who initially attended to the patients.

According to Uganda?s Health ministry, 20 cases have so far been recorded. Of these, 14 had been confirmed dead by Saturday.

Three samples taken from the dead confirmed they succumbed to Ebola attack.

The first confirmed case of survivor was a woman, 30, who was admitted on July 23, 2012, with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. 


?Her condition is fairly stable,? said the ministry of Health in a statement.

According to the Health ministry, a national taskforce to be based at Mulago National Referral Hospital has been activated.

Kibaale and neighbouring districts have been instructed to activate their district taskforces to coordinate the management of the outbreak.

US experts

Also a team of experts from US Centre for Disease Control is already on the ground in Kibaale supporting the response.

Many local radio stations have been reporting about a mysterious disease that has been claiming lives in the district since the beginning of July.

The ministry of Health has issued precautionary measures by creating strict isolation centres and nurses have been intructed to put on protective gear at all times.

A team of health officials from World Health Organisation has joined the US team based at Mulago and Laco hospitals to contain the Ebola outbreak in Kibaale district.

Residents surrounding Kagadi town that was the source of the outbreak have started to migrate to other areas for fear of contracting the disease.

?We have to move to safer places because we can easily get infected by this disease here,? said Omuhereza Kugonza in Nyamarunda sub-county. :tiphat:http://www.nation.co.ke/News/High+alert+as+Ebola+outbreak+kills+14++/-/1056/1465798/-/i6ex7tz/-/index.html

alert · Jul 28, 2012

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Treyfish said:
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens

. At this time, the cases appear to be centered in Nyamarunda Sub County, Kibaale district, although one suspected victim is reported to have traveled to Kampala for treatment at Mulago Hospital where he subsequently died on July 22, 2012.[/B]

http://kampala.usembassy.gov/emergency_07282012.html

Intersting report. There are really two kinds of "suspect" cases in a VHF outbreak. The first kind is a person with a fever, some other symptoms, and a good exposure history (such as contact with a confirmed case). The second kind is an unexplained, severe (or fatal) illness with no real contact history. The first kind are far more likely than the second kind to actually be infected. There are a lot of other infectious diseases in Uganda that could be mistaken for Ebola in individual cases, including malaria, typhoid, and even cholera.

The passage above does not indicate exactly what this case's exposure history is, nor precisely what his symptoms were (other than the fatal outcome), so it is diffficult to judge the likelihood that he was actually infected with Ebola. If he was, though, it would be the first confirmed case in Kampala EVER, and might pose serious public health risk.

Treyfish · Jul 28, 2012

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Video-Published on Jul 27, 2012 by ntvuganda
http://www.ntvuganda.co.ug/
Ministry of Health officials continue with the struggle to get to the root cause of a strange disease that has claimed 17 lives in the districts of Kagadi and Kibaale, a further two people have been admitted to hospital showing signs of the same symptoms as for those who have so far died. The strange disease which began to infect the districts last june has mostly claimed members of the same family. This has forced some residents to run away from their homes in fear for that they too may contract the disease.:tiphat:

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Laidback Al · Jul 29, 2012

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General Location of Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

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aunPenh; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;} </style> <![endif]--> According to post #6, the family members all came from Nyansigwa village in Nyamarunda sub-county which is an administrative subunit of Kibaale District. The specific locations of the village or the sub-county do not seem to be available on online map servers. Over the past decade, Uganda has seen an explosion in the expansion of local government administrative units (link) and it appears the internet has not kept up with these local geographic/political changes in Uganda.

. . . There are now over 100 districts. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns. Each district is divided into sub-districts, counties, sub-counties, parishes and villages. . .

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

Based on the map below from the official site of the Kibaale district (http://www.kibaale.go.ug/ -- note, site has been hacked), the most likely area of Nyansigwa village (parrish?) is some where near the Kagadi sub-county where the HCW worker died. The first map below presents an apparently outdated map of the sub-counties in the Kibaale district, with Kagadi sub-county circled in red. The second map places the Kibaale District in a more general geographic context within Uganda political boundaries (base map from Wikipedia).

Ronan Kelly · Jul 29, 2012

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Other Patients Run Away From Hospital For Fear Of Ebola
First published: 20120729 4:58:37 AM EST

Ultimate Media

Patients suffering from other ailments seeking treatment from health centres in Kibaale district have run away for fear of contracting Ebola fever from suspected Ebola patients.
...
The District Health officer, Dan Kyamanywa has however assured the public to continue visiting health facilities because the suspected Ebola patients have been isolated.
http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/...ay-from-hospital-for-fear-of-ebola/26491.aspx

Ronan Kelly · Jul 29, 2012

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Information Bulletin n? 1
28 July 2012
This bulletin is being issued for information only and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation.

...

The situation
A deadly outbreak of Ebola has been confirmed in Kibaale Western Uganda by the Ministry of Health of Uganda. So far, 20 cases have been reported, 13 people are reported dead, 3 cases have been admitted to Kagadi hospital and 3 patients confirmed still in the village (about 200 km from the capital Kampala). Kibaale district, in which the cases have been conformed, has a total population of about 646,700 people.
According to the World Health organization (WHO), there is no treatment and no vaccine against Ebola, which is transmitted by close personal contact and, depending on the strain, kills up to 90 percent of those who contract the virus. WHO has also stated that the origin of the outbreak had not yet been confirmed, but 18 of the 20 cases are understood to be linked to one family.

Red Cross and Red Crescent action
The government of Uganda is coordinating needs assessments and response efforts aimed at containing the outbreak. According to WHO, "(a) team of experts from the government, WHO and CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control) are in the field and following up on all suspected cases and those who got into contact with patients."
Uganda Red Cross has been asked by the Ministry of Health to prepare for support to case tracking, social mobilization and community awareness. Uganda Red Cross has mobilized volunteers and staff who are now standing ready for deployment as soon as the modalities for engagement have been confirmed. Uganda Red Cross will need support from the Federation and from other Movement partners in order to fully engage in the situation.
A DREF is anticipated in the coming days and a Federation team composed of a medical doctor and a Disaster Management specialist is being dispatched from Nairobi to support Uganda Red Cross efforts.

Contact information
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
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In Uganda: Michael Nataka, Secretary General, Uganda Red Cross Society, Kampala, Uganda; Phone: +256 41 258 701 Email: natakam@redcrossug.org;
? IFRC Regional Representation: Charlie Musoka, Operations Delegate; phone +254 20 2835 000, mobile: +254 (0) 786546032; fax: +254 20 271 2777; email charlie.musoka@ifrc.org
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IFRC Zone: Daniel Bolanos, Disaster Management Coordinator, Africa; phone: +254 (0)731 067 489; email: daniel.bolanos@ifrc.org
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IFRC Geneva: Christine South, Operations Support; phone: +41.22.730.45 29; email: christine.south@ifrc.org
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IFRC Regional Representation: Douglas Masika, Senior Resource Mobilization Officer; phone: +254 20 283 5000; email:douglas.masika@ifrc.org
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IFRC Zone: Robert Ondrusek, PMER/QA Delegate, Africa phone: +254 731 067277; email: robert.ondrusek@ifrc.org
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sharon sanders · Jul 29, 2012

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I have changed the title to reflect the different death counts. It seems there are 2 reliable organizations that report 13 or 14 deaths as well as a local media report that mentions 17.

Treyfish · Jul 29, 2012

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EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER - UGANDA (02): (KIBAALE)
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Date: Sat 28 Jul 2012Source: Reuters US [edited]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/28/us-uganda-ebola-idUSBRE86R0JM20120728Ebola outbreak in Uganda kills 13: official-----------------------------------KAMPALA: An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 13 people in Uganda and efforts are under way to contain the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday. There is no treatment and no vaccine against Ebola, which is transmitted by close personal contact and, depending on the strain, kills up to 90 percent of those who contract the virus.Joaquim Saweka, WHO's representative in Uganda, said that although suspected Ebola infections emerged in early July in Kibale district, about 170 km (100 miles) west of the capital Kampala, the outbreak was not confirmed until Friday (27 Jul 2012). "There is a total of 20 people suspected to have contracted Ebola and 13 of them have died," Saweka said. "A team of experts from the government, WHO and CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control) are in the field and following up on all suspected cases and those who got into contact with patients." Saweka said the origin of the outbreak had not yet been confirmed, but 18 of the 20 cases are understood to be linked to one family.Kibale is near the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where the virus emerged in 1976, taking its name from the Ebola River. The symptoms include sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rashes, impaired kidney and liver function and both internal and external bleeding. Ebola was last reported in Uganda in May last year when it killed a 12-year-old girl. The country's most devastating outbreak was in 2000 when 425 people were infected, more than half of whom died.(By Elias Biryabarema)--Communicated by

roMEd-mail rapporteur Mary Marshall[Previously the number of fatalities has been reported variously as 13 or 14. The only new information in this report is the statement that: "18 of the 20 cases are understood to be linked to one family". Further information is awaited. - Mod.CP</PRE>

Treyfish · Jul 29, 2012

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Uganda Ebola outbreak: patients flee hospital amid contagion fears

Ebola outbreak in Uganda claims at least 14 lives as health officials battle to stem spread of deadly virusTerrified patients fled from a hospital in western Uganda as soon as news broke that a mysterious illness that killed at least 14 people in the region was Ebola, one of the world's most virulent diseases.
Ignatius Besisira, a member of parliament for Buyaga East County in the Kibaale district, said people had at first believed the unexplained deaths were related to witchcraft. "Immediately, when there was confirmation that it was Ebola ? patients ran out of Kagadi hospital (where some of the victims had died)," he told the Guardian. "Even the medical officers are very, very frightened," he said...:tiphat:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/29/ebola-uganda-outbreak-patients-flee?newsfeed=true

Treyfish · Jul 29, 2012

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13 die out of a deadly disease in Uganda:tiphat:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhg7FgpxFbE

Treyfish · Jul 29, 2012

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Ebola Outbreak Kills 13 In Kibaale

..The clinical officer at Kagadi Hospital, Claire Muhumuza also died of the same symptoms after attending to some of the deceased
The health ministry says emergency measures are in place to deal with the outbreak, which began in late June but has only just been confirmed as Ebola.
Officials say most are linked to one family, who may have contracted the virus while attending a funeral.
Another suspected infection, at Kampala?s Mulago hospital, is also being investigated by doctors, says the BBC?s Catherine Byaruhanga in the capital...:tiphat:http://redpepper.co.ug/welcome/?p=41588

Ronan Kelly · Jul 29, 2012

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Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 13-17 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 20 total suspected cases

Ebola in Uganda
29 July 2012 - The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uganda has notified WHO of an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Kibaale district in the western part of the country.

A total of 20 cases, including 14 deaths have been reported since the beginning of July 2012. The index case was identified in a family from Nyanswiga village, Nyamarunda sub-county of Kibaale district, where nine of the deaths were recorded. The deceased include a clinical officer who attended to a patient, and her four month-old child. Nine of the 14 deaths have occurred in a single household.

Laboratory confirmation was done by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe.

Currently, two patients are hospitalized and are in stable condition. The first is a 38 year-old female who attended to her sister, the clinical officer who died. She was admitted to the hospital on 26 July 2012. The second is a 30 year-old female who participated in conducting the burial of the index case. She was admitted to the hospital on 23 July 2012. Both cases were admitted to hospital with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Neither of the cases has so far shown bleeding, a symptom that often appears in viral haemorrhagic fever patients.

The MoH is working with stakeholders and partners to control the outbreak. Response plans at the national and district levels are being finalised. A national task force coordinated by the MoH has been re-activated at the MOH headquarters and holds daily meetings. In Kibaale a district task force has been formed to better coordinate field response. The neighbouring districts have been put on high alert about the outbreak and to step up surveillance.

A team of experts from MoH, WHO and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in Kibaale to support the response operations. All possible contacts that were exposed to the suspected and confirmed cases since 6 July 2012 are being identified for active follow up. The necessary supplies and logistics required for supportive management of patients are being mobilized.

Kibaale hospital has established a temporary isolation ward for suspected, probable and confirmed cases. M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF), Holland, has mobilized necessary requirements for setting up isolation centre at the hospital. The MoH and Mulago Hospital have mobilized some staff to manage the isolation centre but more are urgently needed.

The MoH has advised the public to take measures to avert the spread of the disease and to report any suspected patient to the nearest health unit.

WHO does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions are applied to Uganda.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_07_29/en/index.html

Treyfish · Jul 29, 2012

Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 13-17 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 20 total suspected cases

Re: Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 13-17 deaths including Healthcare worker in Kibaale out of 20 total suspected cases

Ugandan officials face Ebola outbreak

By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 3:48 PM EDT, Sun July 29, 2012

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Patients did not show some typical symptoms, the health minister says
The lethal Ebola virus left at least 14 people dead in western Uganda this month
The cases have emerged in Kibaale, a district in midwestern Uganda
The Ebola virus is considered a highly infectious disease spread through direct contact

(CNN) -- Ugandan authorities did not initially detect an Ebola outbreak because patients weren't showing typical symptoms of the lethal virus, the nation's health minister told CNN Sunday.
Patients had fevers and were vomiting, but did not show other typical symptoms like hemorrhaging, Health Minister Dr. Christine Ondoa said.
....
Officials are trying to determine the extent of the outbreak, CDC spokesman Tom Skinner said Sunday.
About five people from the Atlanta-based centers were expected to join a group of CDC staffers who are permanently based in Uganda, Skinner said.
"These outbreaks have a tendency to sort of stamp themselves out, if you will, if we can get in and sort of stop the chain of transmission," he said.

Ondoa described the Ebola-Sudan strain detected as "mild" compared to other types of Ebola, noting that victims' lives can be saved with intervention....

A:tiphat:http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/29/world/africa/uganda-ebola-virus/index.html

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

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