Yellow Fever — Uganda
A disease suspected to be yellow fever [YF] has hit Bukomansimbi District leaving at least 5 people dead in the past week.
According to residents, the disease causes bleeding through the nose, ears and private parts and a yellowish discharge from the mouth following hours of constant headache and high fever. The disease kills within 3-4 days.
A blood sample was obtained from a 5-year-old female resident of Kamanda village, Kibinge Sub-county who had been admitted to Villa Maria Hospital
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