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Uganda can now test for Ebola, Marburg
Feb 22,2013
"The Ministry of Health can now test for Ebola, Marburg and yellow fever and there is no longer need to fly out specimens abroad for testing, a parliament committee has heard.
The Commissioner Clinical Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jacinto Amandua said that in a bid to promote epidemic, and disaster preparedness and response the ministry has now built capacity for diagnostics at Uganda Virus Research institute.
"We can now confirm yellow fever, Ebola, Marburg. We do not now need to send specimens abroad," Amandua told the committee on human rights on Thursday...".
Feb 22,2013
"The Ministry of Health can now test for Ebola, Marburg and yellow fever and there is no longer need to fly out specimens abroad for testing, a parliament committee has heard.
The Commissioner Clinical Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jacinto Amandua said that in a bid to promote epidemic, and disaster preparedness and response the ministry has now built capacity for diagnostics at Uganda Virus Research institute.
"We can now confirm yellow fever, Ebola, Marburg. We do not now need to send specimens abroad," Amandua told the committee on human rights on Thursday...".