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BBC Pidgin of Tuesday, 20 September 2022

    

Source: BBC

Wetin we know as Uganda confam fresh outbreak of Ebola virus

Ebola case has bin reported for Uganda Ebola case has bin reported for Uganda

One 24-year-old man wey dey infected with Ebola don die for central Uganda.

Dis na fresh outbreak wey health officials for Uganda dey confam.

Di health minister tell journalists say di victim bin show symptoms before di disease kill am.

E be resident of Ngabano village inside Mubende district, about 147km (91 miles) from di capital, Kampala.

Uganda Virus Research Institute confam di case of di relatively rare Sudan strain, di World Health Organization (WHO) tok for statement.

Dem say eight pipo with suspected symptoms dey receive medical care, and dem dey send staff go di affected area.

Di East African konti last report outbreak of di strain for 2012.

“Thanks to dia [Uganda] expertise, dem don take action to quickly detect di virus and we go fit bank on dis knowledge to stop di spread of infections," Dr Matshidiso Moeti - WHO regional director for Africa tok.


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