Uganda: Uganda - Update On Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak

[MSF]On 29 September, a Ugandan man, aged about thirty and presenting symptoms of hemorrhagic fever, died in a hospital in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. On 4th October, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the man's blood tests had revealed contamination by Marburg fever. MSF, which has been working in Uganda since 1986, is currently mobilising its teams in preparation for a response.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news