The health worker died from the disease on January 29. Posthumous standards confirmed the Sudan (Strain) disease of the Ebola virus.
Uganda confirmed the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital of the Campale country, where the first confirmed patient died. Reuters reported it on Thursday, January 30.
The country’s Ministry of Health has mentioned that this is the nineth outbreak of the virus from registering the first case of infection in 2000.
The patient, a nurse from the National Hospital from Campal, after he had symptoms similar to a fever, first turned to various hospitals for help, as well as a physician.
The man died of a disease at the National Hospital of Mugoi on January 29. Posthumous standards confirmed Sudan (Staga) of the Ebola virus. 44 The deceased’s contacts are included in the monitoring list, including 30 health workers.
Currently, there is no approved vaccine against the Sudanese strain of Ebola, although Uganda has received many doses of vaccine testing at the final outbreak.
The fever is transmitted by interacting with infected biological fluids and tissues. Symptoms include headaches, blood vomiting, muscle aches and bleeding.
Last week in nearby Tanzania, a flash of Marburg’s fever, Ebola’s “sister” of fever, was announced. Uganda is also bordering on the recently survived Flash of Fever Marburg Ruanda and Congo, which are common outbreaks of Ebola.
The last time Uganda survived the outbreak at the end of 2022. Then 55 people out of 143 infected deaths, among them – six medicine workers.
Remember that in India a mysterious illness said the lives of 17 people. More than 200 people are in Quarantine.
Source: korrespondent
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