This country reported Ebola outbreak: 11 cases were confirmed, and 11 cases were accurate+suspected cases!The latest reminder of the General Administration of Customs →

According to CCTV news reports, the Ministry of Health of Uganda issued a statement on the 23rd that the country's central Mu Bende District has confirmed 11 cases of Ebola cases, including 11 cases of accumulated deaths and suspected cases.

The Ministry of Health said on the 23rd that in the past 24 hours, 4 new Ebola confirmed cases were added in Mu Bende District, and a total of 11 were diagnosed. 3 new cases of death, including 11 cumulative deaths and suspected cases, reached 11 cases. There are currently 25 cases of hospitalization, including 6 cases of confirmation cases and 19 suspected cases. The rapid response team of the Wuwei Health Ministry is tracking Ebola's contact in Mu Bende District, and a total of 58 people have registered close contacts.

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The Ministry of Wweet said on the 20th that a 24 -year -old man died in the Ebola epidemic of Mu Bende District in the country. This is the first case of Ebola's death in Uganda since 2019. The World Health Organization African Regional Office issued a statement saying that the death cases confirmed by Ukraine were infected with relatively rare Sudan Ebola virus.

Ugandan scientists said they were still investigating the source of the epidemic and warned that unlike Zail -type Ebola virus, there is no vaccine against Sudan Ebola virus.

WHO said that the epidemic caused by the Sudan Ebola virus had occurred 7 times before, four times in Uganda, and three times in Sudan. Uganda's last report to Sultan -type Ebola virus infection was in 2012. The Ministry of Health urged the public to keep calm, take preventive measures and report suspicious cases, and said that Uganda had the ability to control this disease.

Ebola virus was named after it was first discovered near the Ebola River in the north of the Congo (Kim) in 1976. This virus can cause hemorrhagic infectious diseases "Ebola hemorrhagic fever", which is mainly infected by contacting the blood, body fluids, secretions, and excreta of the infected people or animals. damage.

On September 22, local time, the WHO African regional office held an online press conference in the Congo (Bu) capital Brazil to introduce the prevention and control of the Ebola epidemic that is currently appearing in Uganda.

Dr. Patrick Otim, the person in charge of the WHO's emergencies, said: "We have not had a cross for Ebola Sultan strains in the Uganda and Congo (Gold) and other neighboring countries. The role of protection. Therefore, compared with other people in the community, health staff does face greater risks because they usually work around the treatment center where the diagnosis case is located. "

There are about two hours of drive from the Uganda capital Camppara. There is a traffic channel to the Congo (gold) in the area. The personnel flow is very frequent and the risk of virus overflow is extremely high. In order to help Uganda strengthen Ebola's response mechanism, WHO is transporting medical supplies to the local area, increasing logistics and professional support, strengthening epidemic monitoring, infection prevention and early diagnosis and early treatment of suspected cases. These prevention and control measures will be Greatly increase the survival opportunities of the infected person.

On September 23, the General Administration of Customs issued Announcement No. 91 of 2022 (an announcement on preventing Uganda Ebola virus epidemic in my country):

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Uganda has an epidemic of Ebola virus disease. In order to prevent the introduction of Uganda Ebola virus epidemic and protect the health and safety of immigrants, in accordance with the provisions of the "National Law of the People's Republic of China" and the implementation rules of the implementation of the rules, the announcement is as follows:

1. Person from Uganda, if fever, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, rash and other symptoms, they should actively declare to the customs when entering the country. Medical measures and sampling testing.

Second, the carrier of transportation tools from Uganda and suspected of infection or infection, as well as responsible persons such as container and cargo owners, shall implement sanitary treatment in accordance with the prescribed procedures.

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