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PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease – Uganda (03): (QW)
Marburg Fever -- UgandaWHO is working to contain an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) that has appeared in eastern Uganda on the border with Kenya.At least one person is confirmed to have died of MVD and several hundred people may have been exposed to the virus at health facilities and at traditional burial ceremonies in Kween District, a mountainous area 300 km [approx. 86 mi] northeast of Kampala.The 1st case was detected by the Ministry of Health on [17 Oct 2017]; a 50-year-old woman who Read more [...]
