From David McKenzie, CNN
updated 12:08 PM EDT, Thu August 2, 2012
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Kigadi, Uganda (CNN) -- The hospital at the center of an
Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five
from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday.
Ebola death toll rises in
Uganda
Three patients at Kagadi hospital
have been confirmed as having the virus, said Kyamanywa, a district health
officer.
Doctors are now testing the
suspected cases urgently so they can separate confirmed cases from those who do
not have the disease, Doctors Without Borders said.
Suspected cases are still
trickling into the hospital, Kyamanywa said.
At least 16 people have died in
the current outbreak.
The five prisoners have been showing
Ebola-like symptoms of
vomiting, diarrhea and fever, the doctor said.
"We do expect the number
of suspected cases to increase," he said. "It's important to break transmission
and reduce the number of contacts that suspected cases have."
There is a fear that the outbreak
will spread to the capital, but it is unlikely, he said.
Many patients fled Kagadi
hospital when Ebola was confirmed, he said, and the hospital is struggling to
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