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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Ugandan Minister of Health, said that no Ebola-related deaths have been recorded in the Arua district, in the West Nile region, Trendreports citing CitantObserver.
The country has been on alert since June after the first three confirmed Ebola cases and deaths of the same family that had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and had returned with the Ebola virus disease ( EVD).
The death of another confirmed case of Ebola in the health zone of Ariwara, near the Arua district in Uganda this week, has sparked the concern of the Ugandan population , some believing perhaps in Uganda. However, the minister said that even if the death was close to the border, it was outside of Uganda.
"I would like to inform the public that there is no confirmed case of Ebola in Uganda nor of Ebola deaths in West Nile. The case of Ebola that s & # 39; is returned to Beni and who died in Ariwara died in Ariwara, in the west of the country.Beni and not in Uganda, but I want the population to take note that Ariwara is only 8 km from the border with Arua and so we are concerned about the proximity of Ariwara and by the fact that there is a large Ariwara market where converge the inhabitants of West Nile and DRC. "Aceng said .
Aceng said that Uganda had already strengthened its capacity in DRC border districts and that preparedness efforts had been strengthened following the death in the region of Ariwara, DRC, near 460 km north of the province of North Kivu. A team of Ebola vaccinators was sent from Kasese District to strengthen immunization of front-line health workers in Arua and neighboring districts.
She says that it is important that the districts located along the border between Uganda and the DRC, especially Arua, Maracha and Yumbe, among others, mobilize and sensitize communities about the latest threat Ebola virus from Congo.
According to the latest report of the World Health Organization, no cases or deaths due to Ebola virus disease have been reported in Uganda since the last death in Kasese District on 12 June. The report says that as of June 26, 108 exposed contacts had been identified and that they were in the country. process of the end of the 21-day follow-up period.
According to information from the WHO, not all contacts have shown any symptoms of Ebola so far and all 14 suspected cases were negative for Ebola virus disease. According to the WHO, the Ebola outbreak in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has continued with a stable transmission intensity. this week.
Current hot spots are Beni, Mabalako and Mandima health zones in the DRC, with some cases being exported from these areas to unaffected areas.
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