Health workers among dead in Ugandan Ebola outbreak

MSF calls situation ‘very serious’ as east African country grapples with outbreak of Sudan strain of virus, for which no vaccine existsIt seems like a normal day in Mubende, central Uganda. Shops remain open, children are at school and public gatherings are allowed, provided people remain socially distant.The ambulances that whisk past every few hours and the health workers who wash themselves meticulously before they return home are the only indications that it is not business as usual in the densely populated mining district, which is struggling to contain an outbreak of Ebola.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Global health Global development Ebola World news Uganda Africa Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news