THREE NEW CASES OF EBOLA CONFIRMED IN UGANDA

KAMPALA, MAY 23 /SRNA/ - Three new cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in Uganda, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to five, the Ugandan Ministry of Health said.

The patients have been identified as a Ugandan driver, a Ugandan healthcare worker, and a woman from Congo.

These are the first locally detected Ebola cases recorded in Uganda since the outbreak began in neighboring Congo.

All of the patients are alive, the Daily Mail reports.

The WHO yesterday raised the risk level for Ebola in Congo to “very high,” emphasizing that the regional risk in Central Africa is high.

Ebola is a deadly viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids. It can cause severe bleeding and organ failure.

Eighty-two cases of the disease have been confirmed in Congo, along with seven deaths, as well as nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 probable deaths.

The outbreak, which experts suspect had been circulating undetected for some time, is caused by the less common Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments.