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A suspected Ebola patient has died at Tororo General Hospital with Mr. Albert Amula, the Tororo Deputy Resident District Commissioner revealing that the patient passed on yesterday.
According to Amula, the suspect was admitted to the facility last week with Ebola-like symptoms including passing out of blood from body openings including ears and anus, and fever.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has started rolling out the Ebola Sudan Trial Vaccine to high-risk populations following the recent outbreak in Uganda, according to Prof. Bruce Kirenga, the trial’s principal investigator who stated that there are 2,460 doses of the vaccine available, which are being administered under a clinical trial. END