Voice of America: Uganda Faces Fresh Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Fever

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Uganda Faces Fresh Outbreak of Hemorrhagic Fever Oct 24th 2012, 16:45 Uganda is struggling to contain the spread of the deadly Marburg virus, just weeks after an outbreak of Ebola killed at least 16 people.   Last week, health officials declared an outbreak of the rare and deadly Marburg virus, a type of hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola. Five people have died so far, six have been placed in isolation and over 150 more are being monitored for symptoms. One of the cases is being treated in the capital, Kampala.  The outbreak comes just ... Media files: 265E885A-D073-40B3-88AD-89A8CFB1EE07_cx0_cy12_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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