By Kyamanduma Patrick,
Health officials in West Nile have traced and are monitoring 30 contacts of the first case of Mpox that was registered in Adjumani district early this month.
The first case of Mpox in Adjumani is a 12-year-old girl from South Sudan refugee, who authorities in the district said had spent a month at the Nyumanzi reception centre in Adjumani District, where she had been transferred along with the family on August 3.
Dr. Christopher Dradiku Azaba, the Head of the Department and Operations in charge of Public Health Emergencies at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, told journalists in Arua City during a sensitization meeting on Mpox yesterday.
Dr. Azaba advised members of the community to avoid kissing, hugging, and handshaking and always wash hands with soap and sanitize frequently.
Dr. Alex Andema, the Senior Executive Consultant at Arua Regional Referral Hospital, said the positive case is improving and those who were quarantined have not developed the disease.
Dr. Adema speaking…..
Dr. Adema also expressed concern that districts in West Nile are at a higher risk of getting cases because of being close to South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all of which have porous borders. END
