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Anthrax outbreak in Buduba District, Uganda

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 An anthrax outbreak has been confirmed in Buduba District, Uganda, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Eight suspected human cases were reported and clinically evaluated...

Sleeping sickness forms eliminated as a public health problem in 3 African countries

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness, only occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 60 million people in 36 countries are at risk. According to the World...

Yellow fever outbreak declared in Uganda

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) declared a yellow fever outbreak. On 6 March 2022, the MOH reported four cases of yellow fever (YF) confirmed by plaque reduction neutralization...

Uganda reports Rift Valley Fever death in Kagadi

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ugandan health officials report a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in Kagadi district in the western part of the country. One man has died from the disease. A 34-year-old...

High Exposure to Malaria Linked to Lower Risks from COVID-19: Research

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) this week, researchers working in Uganda found COVID-19...

Cerebral Malaria

Uganda: Artemisinin-resistant malaria detected by Japanese and African researchers

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews From a press release from Juntendo University in Bunkyo City, Tokyo (computer translated): Malaria is transmitted from person to person through mosquitoes and causes...

Uganda: Polio confirmed in Kampala environmental samples

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health has declared Polio a Public Health Emergency in Uganda following confirmation of positive laboratory tests from environmental samples in Kampala. The...

Rift Valley fever death recorded in Uganda

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Samples from a 19-year-old female from Mbarara district in Southwestern Uganda tested positive for Rift Valley Fever (RVF) at the Uganda Virus Research Institute...

Uganda: Indian COVID-19 variant reported in Kampala

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has detected the Indian COVID-19 variant in Kampala. According to officials from the Ministry of Health, the variant also...

Uganda: 15 people in Kween district treated for anthrax

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health Officials in Kween District in Eastern Uganda are reporting 15 people are undergoing treatment for anthrax and over 15 heads of cattle have so far succumbed...