The nurse in the Uganda capital, Campal, dies after infecting a very contagious hemorrhagic fever.
Uganda has confirmed the outbreak of Ebola virus in Kampali, her capital and the death of a nurses, says the Ministry of Health.
The victim, who died on Wednesday at the Kampali Hospital, was a 32-year-old man, said Diana Atwine, a permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
He sought treatment at various institutions, including a public hospital in Mbale, 240 km (150 miles) east of Kampale, near the Kenia border, she said.
“The patient experienced multiple organs failure and succumbed to the disease at the National Hospital for the recommendation of Mu -on 29 January. Post-M) samples have confirmed the disease of Virus Sudan Ebole (Sister), “the Ministry of Health states.
First, the mortality of Ebola Uganda was confirmed since 2023.
At least 44 people, including 30 healthcare professionals who have contacted a nurse, are sought in an effort to restrain the potential spread of a highly contagious virus, the Ministry said.
He added that the vaccination facility for all the contacts of the deceased would start immediately.
Atwine said the health authorities were “completely controlled by the situation,” urging Uganndance to report to cases suspicion.
Outbreak Marburgwhich is similar to Eboli, was proclaimed last week in neighboring Tanzania.
Rwanda, which also borders Uganda, has just come out of the outbreak of Marburg.
The contact facility can be challenging because the campala is full of a city of more than 4 million people. It is also a narrow throat for traffic to southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and other countries.
Ebola, a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever, is transmitted by contact with infected body fluids and tissues. Symptoms include headache, vomiting, muscle pain and bleeding.
In recent years, the Hungarian authorities have been used by laboratory tests, contacts and other techniques to break out of ebola under control.
Uganda last suffered an epidemic At the end of 2022who killed 55 of 143 infected persons. The deceased included six healthcare professionals.
The East African nation has experienced nine epidemics of a viral disease since 2000.
