Ebola

23 people have died of the disease in Uganda with 36 other cases being reported. Residents want vigilance stepped up in Busia in the fight against the ...

“We are working closely with the national government because the state is one that has an epidemiological policy that enhances screening and recording of data at border points to ensure there is high surveillance in all border points alongside creating awareness to people about the disease,” said Odera. “Most of the people you see around do not use the designated border points of Malaba One Stop Border Point and Lwakhakha, they use shortcuts because some of them engage in illegal business and fear being nabbed by the police,” said Mr Wasike. “Our counties and national government should collaborate and deploy more health and custom officials alongside the police officers to heighten surveillance at border points that could be used by some unscrupulous people to sneak in and out,” said Musafa. Omondi said fishermen and business people plying their trade along the beaches were living in fear of contracting Ebola due to the free movement of people to and from Uganda which has reported four Ebola deaths. The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Busia county government have been screening truck drivers and people crossing into Kenya at Malaba and Busia border points since last week. “The Ministry of Health ought to deploy officers on the ground to screen people coming in from Uganda every day,” said Omondi Ndege, the secretary of Maranga-Omena beach.

The latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) – the 15th in the DRC – ended on 27 September 2022, 42 days after the burial of the sole EVD victim of the ...

The occurrence of Ebola virus disease outbreaks, including resurgences, has risen sharply in the DRC in recent years. Authorities had declared the resurgence of the virus in Beni in North Kivu province on 22 August 2022. Vaccination played again an important part in the response.

Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the end of its latest Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern province of North Kivu, Health Minister Jean-Jacques ...

The country has recorded 14 outbreaks since 1976. I am happy to solemnly declare the end of the 15th [Ebola] epidemic... that lasted one month and 12 days," Mbungani Mbanda said.

It is the first Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda since 2012. A vaccine is available to protect adults from becoming infected with the ...

North Kivu, which has a vaccine against the Zaire virus, experienced only one confirmed case of Ebola and no deaths. "While there is no vaccine to treat Sudan Ebola virus, other health measures such as swift detection, community engagement, isolation of patients, and early supportive care have proven to save lives in similar outbreaks," Drysdale said. A vaccine is available to protect adults from becoming infected with the more common Zaire strain of Ebola.