Rift Valley Fever -- Uganda
The Ugandan government said on Friday [24 Nov 2017] that an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in the central districts of Mityana and Kiboga has killed 2 people. Charles Olaro, acting director general of health services at the ministry of health, said in a statement that blood samples taken from 2 dead patients in Mityana and Kiboga tested positive for RVF.
The 2 were a 26 year old male forest ranger, who died on 16 Nov [2017], and a 69 year old male farmer and fisherman, who died on 21
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