Wednesday, 25 October 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease - Uganda (04): (QW)

Marburg Fever -- Uganda
Uganda's ministry of health on [Tue 24 Oct 2017] said 2 health workers in the eastern part of the country have developed signs of the deadly Marburg fever.
Jane Aceng, minister of health, told reporters that the health workers interacted with the index case which died on [11 Oct 2017] at Kapchorwa hospital. "Blood samples have been obtained and sent to Uganda Virus Research Institute for testing," said Aceng, noting that in the interim, the health workers have been isolated and are being

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2h8O4eH

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