With the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that clinical trials could start in a week on Vaccines combat the disease.
Kampala last Month announced Uganda first Death from the highly contagious disease since 2019, with A statement issued by the World Health Organization stated that there are 54 confirmed cases and 19 deaths.
Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng told AFP that this one fatal Case has been registered in Kampala after the victim fled the central region of Mubindi where the outbreak was first reported, and later died in Capital Hospital. there currently no vaccine for Ebola virus spread in Sudan in The country located in East Africa.
Unfortunately, Ebola vaccines have been very effective in Control of the recent outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo of Congo) is not effective against Type of The Ebola virus is responsible for The current the outbreak in Uganda, Tedros told a regional ministerial meeting to discuss the emergency response to the crisis.
Several vaccinations in various Phase of development against This virus is two of which can begin Clinical trials in Uganda in The next weeks are pending regulatory Ethical approvals from Uganda government. ”
The initial outbreak, which was first mentioned on September 20, the infection was found in Five regions including Mubindi, according to the World Health Organization.
“Our main focus now is support The government of Uganda to quickly control and contain this outbreak, to prevent its spread to neighboring and neighboring countries,” Tedros told reporters.
The World Health Organization has assessed found The risk of Sudan’s Ebola virus spreads to neighboring countries countries It was “high due to the cross-border movements between Uganda and others countries. ”
Often Ebola-fatal Viral hemorrhagic fever is named after a river in Democratic Republic of the Congo where it was discovered in 1976. It is transmitted to humans through bodily fluids, with common symptoms of Fever, vomiting, bleeding and diarrhoea. It’s hard to contain outbreaks, in particular in urban environments. People who Infected people do not become contagious until symptoms appear after an incubation period of Between 2 and 21 days. worst epidemic in West Africa was killed between 2013 and 2016 more from 11300 people.
Uganda has experienced several Ebola outbreaks, recently in 2019 when no less than five people Die. Congo was neighboring more From a dozen epidemics, the deadliest killing 2,280 people in 2020. late last The month announced the end of the outbreak of the Ebola virus that appeared in Eastern Province of North Kivu six weeks ago. Last week, the United States announced Tightening the examination for people who Travel to Uganda.
