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Friday, August 3, 2012

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..
[link to www.afro.who.int

Not very clear are we?? 53 SUSPECTED? OR 53 CONFIRMED? or is it still 5 confirmed.  We aren't talking about reg Sudan Strain Ebola are we??