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Ebola in Uganda: One-year-old dies, 11 more suspected cases

The Mubende district of Uganda has recorded an additional 11 suspected Ebola cases, according to the Ministry of Uganda.

In a statement issued on Tuesday September 20, 2022, the ministry stated that the death of a one-year-old was most likely caused by Ebola.

It indicated that samples from the 1-year-old and the 10 suspected cases that are being kept in isolation are being analyzed at the Uganda Virus Research Institute.

After a case of the relatively uncommon Sudan strain was discovered in the nation, Uganda declared an Ebola epidemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), on Tuesday.

A sample from a 24-year-old male in the Mubende district, who the government claimed had died after exhibiting symptoms, was tested to confirm he contracted the virus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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