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Forbidden territory: Uganda Doctor questions Why is Uganda prone to infectious diseases?
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2012/10/forbidden-territory-uganda-doctor.html
Testing biological weapons on Ugandan Guinea pigs: Deadly Ebola virus breaks out in Luweero(Uganda)
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2011/05/testing-biological-weapons-on-ugandan.html
From Kibale( where Ebola started recently) to Kabale( where there is a Marburg virus outbreak): Marburg outbreak confirmed in Western Uganda: The test of biological weapons on African Guinea pigs is not over yet
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2012/10/from-kibaale-where-ebola-started.html
BIO-WARFARE: WHO and the US Military succeed in making the Ebola virus a sexually transmitted disease like HIV: Ebola virus found Liberian Man’s semen 175 days after he was declared Ebola free
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2015/04/bio-warfare-who-and-us-military-succeed.html
Wickedness in high places : When Ebola creators pretend to be messianic solvers on their own biological weapon : WHO meets on experimental Ebola drug use
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/08/wickedness-in-high-places-when-ebola.html
U.S. is Responsible for the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Liberian Scientist
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/10/us-is-responsible-for-ebola-outbreak-in.html
US Bio-warfare Laboratories In West Africa Are The Origins Of The Ebola Epidemic says American law professor Francis A. Boyle
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/10/us-bio-warfare-laboratories-in-west.html
Is The US Government The Master Criminal Of Our Time?
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/10/is-us-government-master-criminal-of-our.html
Ebola as a US neo-imperialistic weapon: Portray Africans as poor helpless zombies: Come in as a solution to the Ebola virus you have created : Use this pretext to steal their mineral resources : Obama: Ebola crisis 'spiraling out of control' : US military to help Ebola effort
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/09/ebola-as-us-neo-imperialistic-weapon.html
THE DRUG EPIDEMIC, VIRUSES, EBOLA, AND AIDS[IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK
http://www.antipasministries.com/html/file0000081.htm
The Ebola Outbreak: U.S. Sponsored Bioterror? Why Was Ebola-Infected Patrick Sawyer Cleared for Travel?
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-ebola-outbreak-us-sponsored.html
Dear Global research.ca , The US invented the Ebola Virus from Bundibugyo, Uganda that is why they have a patent for their invention. The US’s invention of that virus is not a claim, it is the truth.
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/09/dear-global-researchca-us-invented.html
The Ebola Outbreak: U.S. Sponsored Bioterror? Why Was Ebola-Infected Patrick Sawyer Cleared for Travel?
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-ebola-outbreak-us-sponsored.html
Hypocrisy of Babylon USA: US waives child soldier sanctions on six nations
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/10/hypocrisy-of-babylon-usa-us-waives.html
Sensationalism and Lies about the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa : Ebola Cases Could Reach 1.4 Million Within Four Months, C.D.C. Estimates: Ebola Outbreak: The Latest U.S. Government Lies. The Risk of Airborne Contagion?
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/10/sensationalism-and-lies-about-ebola.html
The silly childish lies about Ebola : Ebola death toll nears 7,000, says WHO : Oh! Really: The cases are really climbing to 1.4 million in four months as predicted by the US CDC
http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-silly-childish-lies-about-ebola.html
BIO-WARFARE: WHO and the US Military succeed in making the Ebola virus a sexually transmitted disease like HIV: Ebola virus found Liberian Man’s semen 175 days after he was declared Ebola free
https://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2015/04/bio-warfare-who-and-us-military-succeed.html
Medical Politics aimed at hiding Neo-liberal Imperialism: Uganda Approves Ebola trials: Dozens get Ebola vaccine after outbreak spreads
https://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2019/06/medical-politics-aimed-at-hiding-neo.html
Uganda's Ebola death toll rises to 12
- Written by URN
The number of people who have died from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Mubende district has risen to 12, according to authorities.
By today morning, the death toll stood at eight people. But officials say that two more people died this morning in the hospital while three others died in a village in Madudu sub county, the same area where the first case was confirmed two days ago. The first seven people including an enrolled nurse died before the outbreak was confirmed.
Dr Emmanuel Paul Batibwa, the director of Mubende Regional Referral hospital says that 10 other people are currently admitted with severe signs of Ebola. He added that four contacts of a victim who died in Kyaka refugee settlement have also been sent to Mubende hospital for screening and that their samples have been sent to the Uganda Virus Research Institute.
Batibwa says that a team of taskforce members has been dispatched to the community to carry out surveillance and investigate the private clinics where the first patients were reportedly treated. He asked the public to be vigilant and take precautionary measures to control the disease.
Karen Besigye, the secretary for health in Mubende district said that they have recorded five new patients from Kyaka II resettlement camp and that three people were reported dead in Kirwanyi village. She explains that surveillance teams have been dispatched to establish the cause of death.
Mubende resident district commissioner Rosemary Byabashaija said that plans are underway to limit events and gatherings as one of the measures to reduce the possible spread of the disease. She added that more restrictions are being drawn among them limiting public gatherings.
Byabashaija appealed to the people to seek medical assistance from a government hospital in case of any suspicion for easy case management. She said that the district task force will dispatch a team to camp in Madudu sub-county to continue sensitizing the communities as well as surveilling, tracking the sick and assessing the situation.
Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that a sample taken from a 24-year-old man was identified as the relatively rare Sudan strain.
It is the first time in more than a decade that the Sudan strain has been found in Uganda, which also saw an outbreak of the Zaire strain of Ebola virus in 2019.
Suspicious deaths
The latest outbreak follows six suspicious deaths in Mubende district so far this month. There are also eight suspected cases who are receiving care in a health facility.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, said that the UN agency was working closely with Ugandan authorities to investigate the source, and support efforts to control it.
“Uganda is no stranger to effective Ebola control”, she said. “Thanks to its expertise, action has been taken to quickly to detect the virus and we can bank on this knowledge to halt the spread of infections.”
No effective vaccine
Existing vaccines against Ebola have proved effective against the Zaire strain but it is not clear if they will be as successful against the Sudan strain, WHO said in a statement.
Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates. It has six different strains, three of which - Bundibugyo, Sudan and Zaire - have previously caused large outbreaks.
Case fatality rates of the Sudan strain have varied from 41 per cent to 100 per cent in past outbreaks. Early roll-out of supportive treatment has been shown to significantly reduce deaths from Ebola, WHO said.
Sending supplies
The agency has dispatched supplies to support the care of patients and is sending a specialized tent that will be used to isolate patients.
While ring vaccination of high-risk people with Ervebo (rVSV-ZEBOV) vaccine has been highly effective in controlling the spread of Ebola in recent outbreaks in DRC and elsewhere, said WHO, this vaccine has only been approved to protect against the Zaire strain.
Another vaccine produced by pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson may be effective but has yet to be specifically tested against the Sudan strain.
Congo Ebola Outbreak Ends After Less Than Three Months, WHO Says
19 May 2022
The Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is over, the World Health Organization said Monday, praising a swift response that allowed emergency teams to limit the contagion.
The outbreak was first noted on April 23. Within days, testing, contract tracing, control and vaccination efforts were launched, according to the WHO.
Four cases were confirmed, with another listed as probable. All five of those patients died. A 2020 outbreak in the country lasted twice as long and killed 55 people.
“Thanks to the robust response by the national authorities, this outbreak has been brought to an end swiftly,” said Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO’s Regional Director for Africa. “Crucial lessons have been learned from past outbreaks.”
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has now recorded 14 Ebola outbreaks since 1976, when the viral disease was first discovered.