Ebola outbreak in Uganda is under control and can be declared over in The next few days, according to the Africa Summit public the health body. Uganda announced it’s a latest Ebola outbreak last September, with Officials say it was caused Sudan’s relatively rare strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or drug treatment.
the number of The number of injuries and deaths decreased off after an initial explosion, with The total number now stands at 56 deaths and 142 cases, according to the health ministry. It’s been 39 days since last The case was confirmed by “Ahmed Oguel Uma by proxy head of Africa centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said in a news instructions on Thursday.
“If there isn’t new Cases reported by January 10, an outbreak will be declared over, he said, referring to the guidelines of the World Health Organization, under which a country is declared free. of Ebola if no infections were reported for 42 consecutive days.
Vaccine trials also Underway in Country, Uma added.
According to the Ministry of Health there currently number active cases in Uganda, while President Yoweri Museveni lifted all restrictions related to the Ebola virus last month, saying the country “beat Ebola because people Listen “.
