Kampala
Health officials yesterday called for calm even as Bombo general hospital is investigating two new suspected cases of Ebola. One soldier was referred from Karita in Amudat District and another from Mubende District after presenting signs of the disease. This brings to four, the number of Ebola cases since it’s outbreak about two weeks ago.
In a statement from the Ministry of Health yesterday, 25 people believed to have had body contact with the girl who died of the disease from Luweero District, are under surveillance. “After 21 days all the people who had contact with the dead person shall be confirmed not to have contracted the disease and after 41 days the ministry shall declare the outbreak over,” said Mr Anthony Mbonye, the Director General of Health Services.
The Assistant Commissioner Surveillance and Epidemiology, Mr Isaa Makumbi, said districts neighbouring Luweero which include Nakasongola, Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso are at high risk of the disease.
Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates caused by the Ebola virus...
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