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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – East Africa (07): Uganda (NG, Nakivale) WHO update
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- UgandaThe World Health Organization (WHO) says 42 suspected cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been detected in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. In its latest epidemiological analysis, WHO said the first case, involving a female who came from Rwanda through the Democratic Republic of Congo, was confirmed by the Uganda Virus Research Institute on 18 Jul [2018]."She presented with a 4-day history of fever and a bleeding diathesis Read more [...]
