{"id":21208,"date":"2025-01-30T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21208"},"modified":"2025-01-30T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:31:34","slug":"nurse-dies-as-uganda-confirms-new-ebola-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21208","title":{"rendered":"Nurse dies as Uganda confirms new Ebola outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Uganda’s ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death.<\/p>\n

The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included “high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing” and “bleeding from multiple body sites”. <\/p>\n

He died of multi-organ failure on Wednesday at Mulango National Hospital, located in the city’s central business district. <\/p>\n

This marks Uganda’s eighth recorded Ebola outbreak since the first infection was documented in 2000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever which is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids and tissues. It is one of several strains of the Ebola virus known to cause outbreaks.<\/p>\n

In the days before his death, the nurse went to multiple health facilities as well as a traditional healer, before the diagnosis was confirmed. <\/p>\n

He also went to a public hospital in Mbale, a city which borders Kenya. <\/p>\n

The ministry said 44 contacts of the deceased man, including 30 healthcare workers, have been identified for tracing.<\/p>\n

Rapid response teams have been deployed to try to contain the disease.<\/p>\n

But contact tracing may be difficult since Kampala, a bustling city of over four million people, serves as a major hub for travel to South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and other neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n

Uganda’s last Ebola outbreak was in September 2022, which was also caused by SUDV. Centred in Mubende district, it was declared over after four months.<\/p>\n

There are six known types of the Ebola virus. Four of them, Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, and Ta\u00ef Forest, are known to cause disease in humans. <\/p>\n

The Reston and Bombali strains primarily affect non-human primates.<\/p>\n

Unlike the more common Zaire Ebola virus, there is no approved vaccine for the Sudan strain. <\/p>\n

Symptoms of Ebola infection include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, and internal and external bleeding.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, on average, Ebola kills five in every 10 infected individuals. <\/p>\n

However, past outbreaks have shown a case fatality rate ranging from 25% to 90%, depending on the circumstances and response measures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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