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

Treyfish · Aug 2, 2012

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Ebola: The fatal costs of a slow response
Friday, August 3 2012 at 01:00

One month after the death of the first Ebola victim at Kagadi Hospital ? an infant whose family would lose nine members in all ? the country?s hub for containing the deadly virus is still struggling to cope.
?The facilities are not okay,? says Steven Byaruhanga, the chairperson of the district Ebola taskforce. ?The incinerators we don?t have? electricity is on and off, the pump for water is not functioning, the sewer system is also broken down, there?s so many problems.?

Patients at the hospital reportedly rioted on Tuesday, protesting the lack of food and clean water, while vehicles provided by the Ministry of Health sat idle for lack of fuel.

?There are so many cases reported but we could not move because there was no fuel,? Byaruhanga said.
?If we could get it, it could make the work so easy.?

No resources
Resources have been coming in piecemeal. According to Byaruhanga, World Vision this week donated 400 litres of fuel to fill in the gap, while Centres for Disease Control and the Red Cross have brought in thousands of protective suits. But as reports of suspected cases continue to increase into the district?s sub counties, a lack of the disposable wear has hindered containment efforts.

?At sub county health centres, we are getting reports that they are shying away from handling patients because they don?t have protective gear,? Byaruhanga said.

As of July 31, the ministry reported two new deaths for a suspected total of 16 people to have died from the fatal Sudan strain, diagnosed by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Entebbe. The ministry said it is following up 176 people in total, to monitor for telltale symptoms of fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, severe blood loss and intense fatigue.

Meanwhile, traumatised health workers are being fast outpaced by what is being asked of them. Though they have been boosted by 100 Red Cross volunteers, MSF, CDC and WHO technical support, local NGOs and even private support, Byaruhanga says morale is low.

?Some of them are demoralised, others are stigmatised because their colleague has passed away,? he said. ?They need at least some motivation, like some money to eat lunch.?

The district Ebola taskforce met on July 30, two days after the outbreak was publicly announced by the ministry, and came up with an emergency response plan, which Byaruhanga says asks for more than Shs800m to tackle the outbreak.

According to health ministry permanent secretary Asuman Lukwago, that budget is being considered by cabinet and the national taskforce chaired by Director of Health Services Jane Acheng, who assesses field needs daily.

?We are mobiliing funds,? Lukwago said. ?We have money in our budget for emergencies.?

The ministry?s top bureaucrat says the financial year, which began in July, has opened up a Shs2.5b reserve fund which can be fronted by National Medical Stores to stem the crisis.

One outbreak to the next
The last Ebola scare was quickly contained, and the sole confirmed case of a 12-year-old girl dying in Luwero district, only 75km from the capital, did not spread.



When a Kagadi health worker was transferred and died at Mulago Hospital one week before the outbreak was even announced, officials there had no idea that Ebola was even a worry, Byaruhanga said.

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But according to the ministry, the seven remaining health workers being observed there under isolation have not presented with any symptoms, and no new cases reported in the capital.

This delay was due in large part to the family?s spiritual beliefs.

?Losing three people in a day, people would think it is something strange and not normal, so they said this was because of the witch doctors,? Byaruhanga said.

?Actually, it blindfolded other research that would have taken place.?..:tiphat:http://www.monitor.co.ug/artscultur...91232/1469922/-/item/1/-/jhjm3bz/-/index.html

http://www.monitor.co.ug/artscultur...91232/1469922/-/item/0/-/jhjm3cz/-/index.html

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Ebola Reaches Kampala ? 1 Person Dead at Mulago Hospital

Posted by Sandra Birungi on August 3, 2012

The Ebola virus has reached Kampala with one person dead at Mulago hospital with Ebola related signs.
According to the Permanent Secretary Asuman Lukwago, the newest case of Ebola has been registered coming from Luzira, a Kampala suburb with the patient checking in with diarrhea and vomiting.
?The relatives wanted to take the body but we stopped them because we have sent samples to Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe to establish if he died of Ebola or some other infection.?
Twelve new cases have been registered at Kagadi hospital in Kibaale district .
According to the Daily Monitor, there were unconfirmed reports that Mulago was handling 8 suspected Ebola cases following the death last month at the facility of a clinical officer referred from Kibaale.

There is now an isolation center at the hospital. Acting Director General of Health Services, Dr Dennis Lwamafa, said: ?The Ministry of Health response teams in Kampala are on the alert to respond to any suspected cases in and around Kampala.?

232 people are on the list of being followed up concerning the virus.:tiphat:http://www.ugandapicks.com/2012/08/ebola-reaches-kampala-1-person-dead-at-mulago-hospital-75725.html

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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...The Vice Chairperson and Chairman of the Ebola Task Force, Stephen Nfashingabo confirmed that they have received information that by today 600 million shillings will be put on the district?s General Fund Account.
The funds though sent a bit late will relieve the Ebola Task Force which has been getting stranded in a number of issues including transporting patients from community and dead bodies back to the communities for burial.
Meanwhile according to Dr. Dan Kyamanywa, the number of patients admitted at the Kagadi Isolation Facility has risen to 31 and the death toll to 18 people.:tiphat:http://www.ugpulse.com/uganda-news/...ion-shillings-for-ebola-management/26577.aspx

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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The hospital at the center of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday.
Three patients at Kagadi hospital have been confirmed as having the virus, said Kyamanywa, a district health officer.:tiphat:http://redpepper.co.ug/welcome/?p=41764

Ronan Kelly · Aug 3, 2012

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Disaster relief emergency fund (DREF)
Uganda: Ebola epidemic
DREF operation n? MDRUG029
GLIDE n? EP-2012-000124-UGA
3 August 2012

CHF 197,205 has been allocated from the IFRC?s
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support
the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) in
delivering immediate assistance to 900,000 people
in Kibale District and 4 surrounding districts (with
a media campaign),646,700 people in Kibale
District (with health promotion campaigns), 2,500
high risk people (with house-to-house contact
tracing and follow-up), 900 people at risk of
stigmatization (300 discharged from hospitals and
their 600 family members with psychosocial
support and NFI kits), 200 hospital staff (with
personal protective equipment), and 220
volunteers (with training in epidemic control and
psychosocial support) over 3 months. Unearmarked
funds to repay DREF are encouraged.

Summary:
An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever was confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health
Organization (WHO) on Friday, 27 July 2012 in Kibale district in Western Uganda. By Monday, 30 July 2012,
there were 36 suspected cases of Ebola, with 14 deaths. More cases have continued to be reported in the
affected area, with some being admitted in Kagadi hospital. There are fears that the disease has spread
beyond Kibale. One suspected case was referred by ambulance to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, and died on
22 July 2012. Hospital staff handling the case are being monitored according to protocol and have so far not
displayed any signs of the disease. The full extent of the outbreak is not yet established but is expected to be
clearer after the assessment that started on Saturday, 28 July by a team of MoH, WHO, United States
Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and URCS. The outbreak has been confirmed to be Ebola (Sudan type)
and more laboratory tests continue to be done to further establish the characteristics of this outbreak.
A Uganda Red Cross Society Task Force has been established that will work closely with the Ministry of
Health?s established Task Force consisting of a number of agencies including WHO, Medecin Sans Frontiers
(MSF), United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF), Africa Epidemic Network (AFINET) and other
development partners to coordinate local and international efforts to provide medical supplies and to assist
with transport and personnel.
A total of 220 URCS volunteers have been mobilized and are receiving a refresher training to support the
dissemination of information about the disease and its transmission in Kibale, as well as in Kampala and
other at-risk districts. These volunteers will provide support to the vulnerable communities in tracing and
follow-up of the contacts of the suspected/confirmed cases. Some of these volunteers will also be involved in
psychosocial support, rehabilitation and distribution of Non Food Item (NFI) kits to survivors.
This DREF operation will support Uganda Red Cross Society to reach communities and individuals in Kibale
and the surrounding districts as well as in Kampala as follows:
...
Since there are no cases of Ebola in Kampala for the moment, Uganda Red Cross activities in Kampala are
currently limited to preparedness measures including: Refresher training for volunteers; pre-positioning of
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials. The Ministry of Health has put sufficient
measures in place to ensure an appropriate follow-up of the potential contacts (medical staff of Mulago
Hospital).
This operation is expected to be implemented over 3 months, and will therefore be completed by end-
October, 2012. A Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation (by end
January, 2013).
...
Currently (July 30th - Ro), 36 suspected cases have been recorded with 14 deaths, 9 of which came from a single family.
The dead also included a clinical officer who was involved in the treatment of the other patients. By Monday,
30 July, there were 18 patients in the isolation unit in Kagadi Hospital that has been set up. Forty (40)
suspected cases are being followed up in the community. Due to the nature of the illness, the isolation of
patients and the fact that relatives will never be allowed to care for the dead as a result of the disease, there
is usually a tendency of the community to hide the suspected cases, and already one suspected case was
reported to have escaped from the isolation unit. Although she was traced and returned to hospital, she has
caused concern that she has now spread the disease, underscoring the urgent need to educate the
communities. By Monday 30 July, 11 new cases were admitted at Kagadi Hospital including a health worker
from Muhorro Health Centre lll. Health officials have continued to collect samples of patients suspected to be
infected with the disease for testing. One suspected case was referred by ambulance to Mulago Hospital in
Kampala, and died on July 22 2012. Hospital staff that handled the case are being monitored according to
protocol and have so far not displayed any signs of the disease.

...
An isolation centre has been set up at Kagadi Hospital and by Monday, 30 July 2012, ten (10) suspected
cases had been admitted in the unit. MSF (Holland) is on board and helping in case management and
overall treatment at the established isolation unit. Through the National task force, a refined case definition
has been worked on and shared with stakeholders. The district task force meetings will also help in
developing guidelines on preventing further spread, managing public gatherings during such epidemics, and
burying corpses of the infected.
...
http://www.ifrc.org/docs/Appeals/12/MDRUG029.pdf

Ronan Kelly · Aug 3, 2012

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Toll in Uganda's Ebola outbreak rises to 16: WHO
(AFP) ? 1 hour ago
GENEVA, Switzerland ? The latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 16 people in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, increasing the previous toll by one.
"Today we have 50 suspected cases and 16 dead," WHO spokesman Tarek Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva.
...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ocId=CNG.2bbaf6b1e340c80d9c43f03c79d67f8d.261

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Prisoner with suspected case of Ebola escapes from hospital in Uganda

From David McKenzie, CNN
August 3, 2012 -- Updated 1336 GMT (2136 HKT)Kagadi, Uganda (CNN) -- One of five prisoners receiving treatment for a suspected case of Ebola virus in Uganda escaped overnight Friday from the hospital at the center of the outbreak, a health official said.

"Should his results come back and he is positive, that causes us a lot of worry. So right now, we have resolved that the remaining prisoners will be cuffed on the beds for fear that they might also escape," said Dr. Jackson Amune, commissioner at the Ministry of Health.

The inmates from Kibaale prison are among 30 people at Kagadi hospital with suspected cases of the virus. Two additional patients have confirmed cases, according to Doctors Without Borders.
The prisoners have been showing Ebola-like symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and fever, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday.
"We do expect the number of suspected cases to increase," Kyamanywa said. "It's important to break transmission and reduce the number of contacts that suspected cases have."
Many patients fled Kagadi hospital when Ebola was confirmed, he said, and the facility is struggling to respond to all the call-outs to suspected cases.
The outbreak began in the Kibaale district in western Uganda with 53 confirmed cases. At least 16 people have died. An additional 312 people have suspected cases of the virus and have been isolated, pending further testing.
The deaths have stoked heightened fear of the virus, a highly infectious, often fatal agent spread through direct contact with bodily fluids. Symptoms can include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, a measles-like rash, red eyes and, at times, bleeding from body openings.

"I would like to stress that the disease is under control," said Joaquim Saweka, the World Health Organization representative to Uganda.
Health officials urged the public to report any suspected cases, to avoid contact with anyone infected and to wear gloves and masks while disinfecting bedding and clothing of infected people. Officials also advised avoiding public gatherings in the affected district.

...Meanwhile, officials in Kenya were taking extra precautions after at least two patients showed symptoms of the virus, according to Jackstone Omoto, a medical official in Siaya, western Kenya. One man tested negative. A second man and two relatives have been isolated at the Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital in Eldoret, pending test results. The man was traveling from South Sudan to Kenya through Uganda.
"We are tracing the bus that he (traveled on), and we have requested the company to contact the ministry so we can know who else was in the bus," said Beth Mugo, public health minister.
:tiphat:http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/03/health/uganda-ebola-virus/index.html

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Ebola: 4 under monitoring in Hoima, Kibaale death toll reaches 19
Doctor Dan Kyamanywa, the Kibaale district Health officer, says the man whose identity he did not reveal, died on arrival at the hospital on Thursday night. He was the 33rd patient to be admitted at the hospital?s Ebola isolation ward.

:tiphat:Read more: http://www.ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=44238#ixzz22Ui6maws

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Business as Usual in Kampala Despite Ebola Scare

:tiphat:Read more: http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=44209#ixzz22Ujamhl2

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Good thing the Ebola outbreak is contained and under control

Clinton Holds Talks With Museveni
2:30pm: The United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has arrived in Uganda for a two-day working visit. She landed at Entebbe Airport at around 2:30pm. :tiphat:http://www.chimpreports.com/index.php/news/5345-clinton-to-tour-military-facility-in-uganda.html

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Ebola: Death toll rises to 17
Publish Date: Aug 03, 2012

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The death toll is up to 17, and 31 suspected patients admitted

By Conan Businge

ONE more person is suspected to have died of the deadly Ebola virus in Kagadi hospital, while other two patients have been admitted to the hospital?s isolation ward today.
?The patient had been admitted in the isolation ward, with signs of having contracted Ebola. But, he unfortunately died in the evening, on arrival in the isolation ward,? Dr. Dan Kyamanywa, who is Kibaale?s district health officer, revealed.
This brings the death toll to 17, and the suspected patients admitted to 31, according to Dr. Kyamanywa.
Only two patients out of those admitted were on Wednesday confirmed to have contracted Ebola. Three others were earlier this week also confirmed to have contracted Ebola, after laboratory tests were conducted.
A total of seven more specimens were on Wednesday picked from the patients admitted at the isolation facility bringing the total number of samples collected since the outbreak to 37, according to Dr. Lwamafa. Results are to be released soon.
The samples are currently being investigated at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe.
The health ministry?s surveillance team in Kibaale district is actively and closely following up to 232 people suspected to have got into contact with the dead and sick. They continue to monitored even though they have not showed any symptoms of the disease yet.
More so, in Kibaale district, one of the prisoners, who had been admitted in the isolation ward, escaped and is yet to be found.
An inter-ministerial committee on Ebola has been formed to coordinate the management of the epidemic.:tiphat:http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/633727-ebola-death-toll-rises-to-17.html

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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:tiphat:Hat tip Crofsblog

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Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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12 More Cases Admitted In Kagadi Hospital: posted on 03/08/2012:tiphat:http://health.go.ug/mohweb/?page_id=180

Laidback Al · Aug 3, 2012

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Map of sub counties in Kibaale District with confirmed Ebola Cases as of July 30, 2012 (see table in post 185).

Note: I could not find the location of Kyabsdima sub county and it is not marked on this map. Also note the incorrect date on the table. The date should be July 30, 2012.

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Uganda: Ebola Sudan identified in 14-25? deaths, 232+ contacts being monitored

:tiphat:When is an outbreak considered 'finished'?

The incubation period for Ebola is two to 21 days, according to the WHO. Health officials tell CNN an outbreak is considered to be over following two incubation periods after the last person becomes ill - a total of 42 days.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/31/health/the-ebola-outbreak/index.html

This outbreak was contained in 6 days

Giuseppe · Aug 3, 2012

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[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Uganda: ECDC assesses the risk for travellers returning to EU and EU citizens in Uganda

03 Aug 2012 / ECDC

In response to the ongoing outbreak of Ebola fever in Uganda with 38 persons infected and 16 deaths, ECDC assesses the risk for travellers returning to EU and EU citizens residing in the country.

The risk of residents and returning travellers becoming infected or developing the disease is extremely low, unless there has been a direct contact with blood, bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons or animals. As a precautionary measure, EU citizens in Uganda should avoid such contact.

Travellers returning from tropical countries should always seek rapid medical attention if they develop flu-like symptoms (such as fever, headache or general malaise) within three weeks after return; isolation and active monitoring of contacts is recommended for such patients.

The emergence of an Ebola fever outbreak in Uganda is not unexpected, states the risk assessment, as there have been two Ebola outbreaks in the past, in 2000-2001 and 2007-2008. It is probable that additional cases will be identified in the coming weeks, due to the incubation period of the disease and the active case-finding in place. However, control measures, such as isolation of cases and active monitoring of contacts, are currently implemented in Uganda, with the support of international partners, and these should prevent further spread of the disease.

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a rare disease, but has the potential of causing high mortality rates. Transmission of the Ebola virus occurs through direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons; it can also be transmitted by contact with dead or living infected animals.

Clinical illness has an incubation period of three weeks, it starts as a flu-like syndrome, rapidly evolving to severe disease with bleedings. Mortality rate for sick individuals is estimated to be between 50% and 90%. No treatment or vaccine is available for the disease.

ECDC risk assessment: Outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Uganda

Read more on ECDC website:

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Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Some Ugandan Ebola patients likely to survive - doctors

Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:15 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters

By Elias Biryabarema
KAMPALA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Some of the 32 Ebola patients in isolation at a government hospital in western Uganda's Kibaale district are responding to treatment and may be discharged soon, a health official said on Friday.
The east African country has been battling an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus which has so far killed 16 people.
Health officer Dan Kyamanywa said on Friday there had been no new deaths in two days.
"There are signs of optimism because a big number of the 32 patients we have in isolation are recovering. In fact 9 of the 32 are doing very well and if they keep their current recovery momentum we might discharge them soon," he said.
There is no cure for Ebola, which is transmitted by body fluids such as saliva, sweat and blood, but doctors can treat symptoms including diarrhoea and vomiting.
Residents in western Uganda say they are too scared to go shopping in local markets for fear of catching the Ebola virus in Kibaale, 170 km (100 miles) west of the capital Kampala.
Kibaale is near the Democratic Republic of Congo where the virus first emerged in 1976, taking its name from the Ebola River.
Tourism Minister Ephraim Kamuntu on Friday acknowledged that the Ebola outbreak was putting off some potential tourists but said Uganda was safe and the outbreak was confined to one district.
In neighbouring Kenya, test results from two suspected cases of Ebola have come back negative, a spokesman for the Public Health Ministry said. (Additional reporting by Drazen Jorgic; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Janet Lawrence):tiphat:http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/some-ugandan-ebola-patients-likely-to-survive-doctors

Treyfish · Aug 3, 2012

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Transmission via infected semen can occur up to seven weeks after clinical recovery. :tiphat:http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/index.html

Giuseppe · Aug 3, 2012

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[Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Ebola Outbreak in Uganda (As of 02 August 2012)

As of 2 August 2012, 53 suspected and confirmed cases, including 16 deaths have been reported in Kibaale district, Uganda. A total of 312 people who came into contact with cases are being followed up. To date, there are no confirmed Ebola cases outside Kibaale district.

The Ministry of Health, Uganda has activated the National Task Force (NTF) that is meeting daily to review progress and also provide daily media briefs.

The Kibaale district Ebola Task Force is meeting and has mobilised additional funds and supplies from the district and local NGOs.

The neighboring districts are on high alert.

The government of Uganda has established a Ministerial Ebola Task Force to oversee the activities of the NTF and spearhead resource mobilization.

The National coordinator for the Ebola response has arrived in Kibaale to take over the coordination role.
A team of experts from MoH, WHO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF), Red Cross is in Kibaale to support the response operations. The necessary supplies and logistics required for supportive management of patients are being mobilized.

Kibaale hospital has established an isolation ward for suspected, probable and confirmed cases.

Currently, there are 32 cases admitted on the isolation ward.
However, due to the increasing number of patients, a second isolation ward and a convalescent ward for admitted cases that have tested negative to Ebola have been opened at Kagadi hospital.

The new isolation center constructed by MSF will begin operations on 4 August 2012. Additional staff from other districts with experience of managing previous Ebola outbreaks have been deployed to support and manage the isolation centre.

WHO is supporting the Ministry of Health?s response to the outbreak. To date, WHO has deployed epidemiologists and logisticians; and provided essential equipment for personal protection and safe disposal of the deceased.

WHO does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied to Uganda.

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