Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after one person dies
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Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in the country, the WHO said on Tuesday.
An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the country's health ministry and World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.
Uganda confirms an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Mubende District, Uganda.The confirmed case is a 24 year old male a resident Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende District presented with EVD symptoms and later succumbed. pic.twitter.com/36i9xyxdxm
"We want to inform the country that we have an outbreak of Ebola which we confirmed yesterday," said Diana Atwine, the health ministry's permanent secretary, Reuters reported.
Diana Atwine said the patient with the confirmed case had a high fever, diarrhoea and abdominal pains and was vomiting blood. He had initially been treated for malaria.
