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Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows
VOA – Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fueling fears of a spreading outbreak that involves a strain for which a vaccine has not yet been found. In a tweet, the Ministry of Health also said the death toll […]
Sep 25, 2022
Uganda’s Ebola death toll rises to 12
Radio Tamazug – The number of people who have died from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Uganda’s Mubende district has risen to 12, according to health authorities, the Uganda Radio Network reported. As of Tuesday morning, the death toll stood at eight people, but officials say that two more people died on Wednesday morning […]
Sep 23, 2022
Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases so far, one death
Reuters – Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola including in a man who died this week, and seven other deaths are being investigated as suspected cases of a strain for which the authorities do not yet have a vaccine, officials said on Thursday. The 24-year-old man who died had developed a high fever, diarrhoea […]
Sep 22, 2022