IBANDA
A one-and-half-year old boy has reportedly died of Marburg virus at Ruhoko Hospital in Ibanda District.
The District Health Officer, Dr Julius Bamwine, on
Thursday confirmed to Saturday Monitor that the victim, only identified
as Alexander, died on Wednesday night. “I can confirm to you that one
of the victims from Kikyenkye, who had tested positive to Marburg virus
died last night. He is a son to Mr Mande who lost his wife to the same
disease recently,” Mr Bamwine said. The baby becomes the second person
from Ibanda to die of the virus but the ninth to succumb to the killer
virus in the region.
The Health ministry confirmed the Marburg outbreak
a month ago in the western district of Kabale. It has since spread to
three other districts in Western Uganda. Alexander’s mother, Rosette
Katusiime, died of the virus at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital on
October 23. Her husband had also tested positive.
The boy was admitted at Rukoho Hospital with other four suspected cases last week.
The number of suspected cases has since gone up to 12. Dr Bamwine said they are in the process of discharging eight people who have tested negative while four still remain under surveillance as they wait for their results from Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe.
The number of suspected cases has since gone up to 12. Dr Bamwine said they are in the process of discharging eight people who have tested negative while four still remain under surveillance as they wait for their results from Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe.
At Mbarara hospital, the three suspected cases
admitted last week have tested negative and been discharged but two more
cases were on Wednesday admitted with symptoms similar to those of the
Marburg virus.
“We have two male suspected Marburg patients; one
is from Kisenyi in Kakoba Division, Mbarara Town. He had severe nasal
bleeding while the other is from Rwampara County in Mbarara. He was
vomiting and passed stool with blood,” said Ms. Eugenia Namulindwa, the
in-charge of the isolation unit.
The virus
Seven other people have died of Marburg Virus in Kabale District since October 19 and two are positive and remain admitted at Rushoroza Isolation Centre.
Seven other people have died of Marburg Virus in Kabale District since October 19 and two are positive and remain admitted at Rushoroza Isolation Centre.
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