South Sudan's Ebola Response Plans
Episode 2064, Sep 27, 2022, 10:34 AM
By Sunday, the Ugandan Health Ministry reported that 4 people have died of confirmed Ebola cases while 17 others classified as probable cases had also died.
The outbreak had also now spread to three districts in central Uganda. The current outbreak in Uganda is attributed to the Ebola Sudan strain. It reportedly started in a small village in Mubende district around the beginning of September. The first casualty was a 24-year-old man who died earlier this week. The World Health Organization says the Ebola Sudan strain is less transmissible and has shown a lower fatality rate in previous outbreaks. The South Sudanese government said Tuesday it is stepping up vigilance along its borders following an outbreak of the Ebola-Sudan strain in neighboring Uganda. Listen to the full discussion with the Undersecretary of the national Ministry of Health, Dr. Victoria Anip Majur to shed more light on the what the government is doing to avert the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease to South Sudan.
The outbreak had also now spread to three districts in central Uganda. The current outbreak in Uganda is attributed to the Ebola Sudan strain. It reportedly started in a small village in Mubende district around the beginning of September. The first casualty was a 24-year-old man who died earlier this week. The World Health Organization says the Ebola Sudan strain is less transmissible and has shown a lower fatality rate in previous outbreaks. The South Sudanese government said Tuesday it is stepping up vigilance along its borders following an outbreak of the Ebola-Sudan strain in neighboring Uganda. Listen to the full discussion with the Undersecretary of the national Ministry of Health, Dr. Victoria Anip Majur to shed more light on the what the government is doing to avert the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease to South Sudan.