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Uganda Confirms Marburg Virus Case in Toddler
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In Short: The World Health Organization reports a Marburg virus case in a one-year-old Ugandan child during Ebola surveillance, with no identified contacts showing symptoms so far.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in a toddler in Uganda, detected during enhanced surveillance for Ebola, according to a press conference in Geneva.
The case involves a child aged one year and five months, as reported by WHO’s emergencies director Chikwe Ihekweazu. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus added that no identified contacts of the case have shown symptoms.
Uganda has not reported new Ebola cases since June 21, and the country has a history of effectively investigating viral haemorrhagic fevers, praised by the UN health agency. As of the latest figures, there have been 20 confirmed cases in Uganda, including two deaths.
The WHO commended Uganda’s testing rates, noting that higher testing leads to the discovery of more sporadic cases of viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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- GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization said Thursday that a case of Marburg virus disease had been detected in a toddler Uganda during enhanced surveillance for Ebola.
- The case is a child aged one year and five months, the WHO’s emergencies director Chikwe Ihekweazu told a press conference in Geneva.
- So far, no identified contacts of the case have shown symptoms, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
- “In Uganda, no new cases of Ebola have been reported since June 21,” Tedros told reporters.
- According to the latest figures from the WHO, there have been 20 confirmed cases in Uganda, including two confirmed deaths.
- “Uganda has a track history of being actually very good in investigating cases of viral haemorrhagic fevers,” said Ihekweazu.
- The UN health agency praised Uganda’s testing rates, saying the more tests, the more sporadic cases of viral haemorrhagic fevers would be found.
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- Jamaicaobserver link