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Uganda’s Ebola death cases rise to six

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to 31. One more death has also been recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to six.

One of the six medical workers who tested positive with the virus is now in critical condition, according to information from the country’s health ministry.

Uganda’s president has defied calls by medical workers to put the Ebola-hit central region under quarantine to prevent the virus spreading to the rest of the country.

He went on national TV on Wednesday to say no such measures were needed because Ebola is not airborne, and said a laboratory would be set up in the virus epicentre to speed up patient testing.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization believes that Uganda’s Ebola outbreak may have been detected late, given that the first person who had it showed symptoms back in August yet the outbreak wasn’t declared until late September.

Global health experts say it is unrealistic to think Ebola will ever be eradicated, but it is now easier to prevent a crisis.

Source: BBC

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