Marburg virus hits Uganda. File photio
The number of people who have died from a Marburg virus outbreak that started in the south-west of Uganda and has now reached the capital has risen to six, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
The highly-infectious disease has spread to three districts - including the capital, Kampala - after it struck in early October in the south-western Kabale district.
Nearly 200 people believed to have been in contact with the Marburg victims have been placed under surveillance, Health Minister Christine Ondoa told reporters.
She said that 10 per cent of those under surveillance were in Kampala...
