The recent outbreak of Ebola in Uganda has been deemed “contained”, according to the Minister of Health, after the announcement that eight patients who contracted the often deadly haemorrhagic fever have fully recovered.
“Currently, the spread … is under control, thanks to the robust measures implemented by the government and international agencies to combat the disease,” said Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng.
The eight patients were all fully recovered, she added, and were discharged from a hospital in Kampala last week.
AL24 reports that earlier in February, nine cases of the Sudan strain of the virus were reported in the country, including that of a nurse who died at the end of January.
In total, 265 contacts have been placed in isolation in hospitals countrywide. This marks the sixth time that this East African nation has experienced an outbreak of the disease, which includes six different strains, three of which – Bundibugyo, Sudan, and Zaire – have previously led to major outbreaks.
AL24 News article – Uganda New Ebola Outbreak ‘Contained’: Minister (Open access)
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