The government of Uganda has confirmed an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in its Mubende District.
The ministry of health confirmed that the case is a 24-year-old male, a resident of Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende District.
The patient showed symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease before he later succumbed to it.
Moreover, last month, the Kenyan government put health officials at the border on high alert after the World Health Organization (WHO) said it is investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Since then, Kenya’s Ministry of Health asked health surveillance officials at points of entry to be on alert.
In addition, the DRC case received care at a hospital initially for other ailments, but afterwards, exhibited symptoms consistent with Ebola virus disease.
Likewise, DRC had declared the end of its Ebola outbreak in June this year.
Moreover, WHO noted that its staff is working with health authorities to identify anyone who came in contact with the suspected case and monitor their health.
Ebola is a severe and too often fatal illness caused by the Ebola Virus.
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Furthermore, past Ebola outbreaks and responses have shown that early diagnosis and treatment with optimized supportive care —with fluid and electrolyte repletion and treatment of symptoms—significantly improve survival.
WHO has made strong recommendations for two monoclonal antibody treatments: mAb114 (Ansuvimab; Ebanga) and REGN-EB3 (Inmazeb).
