Oct 22, 2012
Nine probable and confirmed cases of Marburg hemorrhagic fever, with
five deaths, have been reported in southwestern Uganda, the World Health
Organization (WHO) reported today, and a media report said one patient
is being treated in a Kampala hospital, far from the origin of the
outbreak. Three of the cases have been confirmed by the Uganda Virus
Research Institute (UVRI), the WHO said in a statement. The outbreak is
in Kitumba sub-county of Kabale district, where an Ebola outbreak killed
17 people in August. The Observer, a Ugandan news outlet, reported Oct
20 that all the victims have been from the same family. Patrick Tusiime,
the Kabale district health officer, said the latest victim died Oct 20
and was quickly buried by a team of health officials to prevent the
spread of the disease, according to the story. A Reuters report today
said a woman with a confirmed Marburg infection is being treated in
Mulago Hospital in the capital, 270 miles northeast of Kabale, where she
arrived about 5 days ago. Investigators have not determined the source
of the virus, the story said. In an Oct 21 statement, the WHO said it
and the Ugandan health ministry sent a team to the district to support
the investigation and response, including contact tracing. The agency
did not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be imposed on
Uganda. The Reuters report said two Ugandan miners died in a Marburg
outbreak in 2007 and that an outbreak in the country in 2000 involved
425 cases, nearly half of which were fatal.
Oct 22 WHO statement
Oct 22 Reuters story
Oct 21 Observer story
Oct 21 WHO statement
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