Uganda has heightened its surveillance along the border with the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after an Ebola outbreak was Sunday
declared in the Central African country.
The Director General of Health Services, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, said so far, 13 people have died of the highly contagious Viral Hemorrhagic Fever in the DRC.
The new outbreak follows another one that is currently ravaging West African countries and has so far killed 1,427 people.
Ministry of Health in its routine National Taskforce meeting today developed new strategies to control the Ebola spread into Uganda.
“It is important to note however that confirmed cases of Ebola in DRC are reported in an isolated remote area in north western region of the country which is over 1,870 kilometres from the Uganda border,” said Dr Aceng.
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The Director General of Health Services, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, said so far, 13 people have died of the highly contagious Viral Hemorrhagic Fever in the DRC.
The new outbreak follows another one that is currently ravaging West African countries and has so far killed 1,427 people.
Ministry of Health in its routine National Taskforce meeting today developed new strategies to control the Ebola spread into Uganda.
“It is important to note however that confirmed cases of Ebola in DRC are reported in an isolated remote area in north western region of the country which is over 1,870 kilometres from the Uganda border,” said Dr Aceng.
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