The new outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever which broke out in Uganda in mid-November has been three deaths in Luwero District, north of Kampala, said Saturday the World Health Organization (WHO) .
"Four cases, three deaths have been reported," says the Geneva-based organization said in a statement.
In addition, seven people who had close contact with these cases developed symptoms and were placed in isolation, says the WHO, under otherwise the figures have been provided by the Ministry of Health in Uganda.
Ugandan authorities, WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has sent a team to conduct a preliminary investigation on the new epidemic.
In connection with this new epidemic, WHO does not recommend any restrictions to travel or trade with Uganda.
No proven link with the epidemic of July
On 4 October, the Ugandan authorities had declared officially ended a previous Ebola outbreak, which was declared in July in the west and had killed 17 people.
Ugandan health officials said there was now no indication of a link between the two outbreaks. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/DEPAFP20121118112550/oms-ouganda-msf-ebolanouvelle-epidemie-d-ebola-en-ouganda.html
