dynachrome :” Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in the country,
the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
The WHO’s Africa office said in a statement the case was confirmed after testing a sample from a 24-year-old man in the country’s Mubende district.
Ugandan health authorities investigated six suspicious deaths in the district this month.
The country’s health ministry said the 24-year-old patient died after displaying symptoms.
“There are currently eight suspected cases who are receiving care in a health facility,” WHO Africa said,
adding that it is helping Uganda’s health authorities with the investigation and deploying staff to the affected area. “
“There is an ebola vaccine, according to WHO; a vaccination has been approved against the Zaire strain but inoculation against the Sudan strain hasn’t been tested “
“inoculation against the Sudan strain hasn’t been tested “
I’ll bet it is now.