Uganda Records Increase in Ebola Infections

According to the Ugandan health authorities, Ebola infections in the east African country have risen and spread across districts, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 23.

Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak last Tuesday after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was detected in the country’s Mubende district.

The virus has now spread to the neighbouring Kyegegwa and Kassanda districts, with the Ugandan Health Ministry reporting that cumulative cases had risen to 36, including confirmed and probable cases.

No cases have been detected in the capital city Kampala.

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The Ugandan Health Ministry considers a “probable case” as any person who died from suspected EVD (ebola) and had an epidemiological link to a confirmed case but was not tested and did not have lab confirmation.

The ministry considers “confirmed cases” as those with positive lab results of the number of infections identified so far, 18 of the cases have been confirmed to be infected while another 18 were suspected of having the virus.

The ministry stated that five of the deceased patients were confirmed to have died due to the virus while 18 were listed as probable deaths.

The ministry also added that around 35 patients were currently being admitted.