Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to seven
Ugandan health officials have reported two new cases of Ebola, raising the total number of infections to seven. The outbreak is linked to a previous case involving a Congolese man who died in Kampala. In response, President Museveni has implemented measures to curb the spread, including suspending public transportation and postponing large gatherings.
- ▪The total number of Ebola infections in Uganda has reached seven.
- ▪The outbreak is connected to a case involving a Congolese man who died on May 11.
- ▪President Museveni has urged citizens to avoid handshaking and postponed a major religious event.
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KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing the number of infections to seven. All the cases are linked to the outbreak in neighboring Congo, which appears to have started several days or weeks before Congolese authorities declared it on May 15. A 59-year-old Congolese man was admitted to a hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, on May 11, and died three days later, before it was known he was suffering from the Ebola virus. Two other Congolese nationals who sought medical care in Uganda later tested positive for Ebola. Ugandan health authorities on Saturday confirmed the first local infections: a driver and a health worker exposed to the Congolese patient who died on May 11.
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