Posted on 01/16/2018 1:42:30 PM PST by Red Badger
HEALTH bosses have confirmed they are facing an outbreak of the “eye-bleeding fever” after four people died of the suspected disease in weeks.
Uganda’s health ministry has today finally admitted it is facing the risk of a large-scale explosion of the viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF).
VHF causes victims to suffer a burning fever before beginning to bleed from orifices including their eyes, anuses and mouths.
It comes after a girl, nine, was reportedly killed by the infection Uganda, and three people died in neighbouring South Sudan of similar symptoms.
Uganda health minster Sarah Opendi confirmed emergency response teams are now being deployed to the districts of Nakaseke and Luweero.
She also identified the mystery disease, saying tests have revealed the infection is Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
Today, health minister Opendi said: "Results from Uganda Virus Research Institute tested positive for the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and negative for other viral Hemorrhagic Fevers like Ebola, Marburg, Rift Valley Fever and Sosua.”
The confirmation comes after just two weeks ago the Ugandan Health Ministry denied there was an outbreak.
Positive tests for CCHF came from samples taken from a 9-year-old paitent Kihwoko Hospital.
Experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have already said they were monitoring for an outbreak after reports in South Sudan.
CCHF is spread to humans via tick bites or contact with raw meat and infected animal blood immediately after slaughter.
"CCHF outbreaks constitute a threat to public health services because of its epidemic potential, its high case fatality ratio (10-40%), its potential for nosocomial outbreaks and the difficulties in treatment and prevention,” WHO’s description of the virus reads.
WHO first raised fears of a VHF outbreak in central Africa with a report of a number of deaths in South Sudan.
A pregnant woman, and two teenagers all succumbed to a mystery infection along with a number of animals.
However, it is not confirmed whether these deaths are also from CCHF or a separate similar strain of VHF.
Outbreak in the nation could be catastrophic – with South Sudan bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Congo and the Central African Republic.
There were fears up to 60 people could be infected, and are each undergoing analysis by a team from the Sudanese health ministry and WHO.
In a recent report, WHO wrote: "The outbreak of suspected viral haemorrhagic fever in South Sudan could rapidly evolve, and critical information including laboratory confirmation of the etiology of disease is needed to direct response efforts.
"Strengthened surveillance in affected human and animal populations is needed to facilitate rapid detection of human and animal cases and response.
“Strengthened capacity to clinically manage any new cases is also needed in the affected area.”
WHO (World Health Organization) concerns : epidemic potential, its high case fatality ratio (10-40%),
its potential for nosocomial outbreaks and the difficulties in treatment and prevention”.
Uganda health minster Sarah Opendi identified the mystery disease, saying tests have revealed the infection is Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
Uganda’s health ministry has today finally admitted it is facing the risk of a large-scale explosion of the viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF)
Outbreak in South Sudan - believe that there are 60 people who could be infected, and are being evaluated .
South Sudan bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Congo and the Central African Republic.
Hat Tip to :Red Badger, and nullie
It’s a local outbreak and a very small one at that. This is Africa and something to be expected when half the continent doesn’t even know what an infectious agent is.
No, that was Salmonella paratyphoid.
Half?
You’re being overly generous..............
Prayers up.
Glad to see this at Post 2.
I see you’ve been there. Ok, maybe 5% are aware.
Not been there, but I do have a neighbor from Liberia, and another from Venezuela................
“It comes after a girl, nine, was reportedly killed by the infection Uganda”
Go ahead and call Uganda an infection, but don’t you dare call it an s-hole.
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Soetoro would be flying them into the US right now.
The Megyn Kelly disease.
Megynkelly Fever. I like it. You bleed from your eyes, from your wherever.
Ebola 2.0
The elite libs who live behind gates will want to import them all to our neighborhoods, just like all the vermin crossing our borders for decades.
To not do so would be racist! Until all our eyes bleed, the world is too unfair!!! WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Like I said earlier, let’s bring them all to Cory Booker’s and Dick Durbin’s house, since they love them soooooo much..................
Yes. How about some of them go to Mayor Soglin’s house? Probably very nice digs, eh?
I bet that the DHS, Dept of Health and the State Department are now readying all ports of entry into the USA to quarantine travelers from infected countries./S
Luckily I live in the Phiippines, where we only have to worry about typhoons, earthquakes and Dengue Fever...
First appeared in South Sudan, eh?
DECEMBER 2014 : (COMMUNIST CHINA INFANTRY BATTALION JOINS UN PEACEKEEPERS IN SOUTH SUDAN) In December [2014], a Chinese infantry battalion joined U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan, the first time China had sent an infantry battalion on a peacekeeping mission. According to the Chinese publication Xinhuanet, it signaled “Beijing’s growing role in world affairs,” TheDiplomat reported.
By providing military support in war-torn regions, China indicates its rise on the global stage, as it no longer restricts its power to regional affairs. The Chinese government views its rise in peacekeeping forces as commensurate with international expectations of increased Chinese involvement in promoting peace and stability.
-—— http://afkinsider.com/104034/why-is-china-committing-8000-more-troops-to-un-peacekeeping/
Why Is China Committing 8000 More Troops To UN Peacekeeping?, By Dana Sanchez, Published: September 29, 2015, 11:45 am
CCHF is transmitted by ticks... does DDT kill ticks? Oh, wait...
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