Residents in Kasese district have been asked to stay alert following the Ebola outbreak in the Neighboring eastern democratic republic of Congo.
According to the deputy resident district commissioner in charge of Bukonzo County Lt. Maate Magwara, the outbreak that was confirmed on Tuesday this week by the regional office for Africa of the World Health Organization-WHO said the disease is already in Beni Health Zone in the North Kivu Province with one confirmed case and160 contacts being closely monitored thus need to use standard operating procedures to combat the spread. Lt. Magwara speaking 1…
Lt. Magwara who asks the public to be calm about the current situation says Uganda is still free from Ebola quickly advised for proper checkups at the border point in order not to transmit the disease to the Ugandan community. Lt. Magwara speaking 2…
Patrick Bikansobera Amooti, the surveillance focal person for the lake region in Kasese, says that the latest reports on Ebola outbreak in Congo were worrying and they have re-enforced the local surveillance teams.
He added that they have also maintained routine screening of all diseases of public health concern because fishermen from Uganda interact on Lake Edward with their Congolese counterparts. END