New hemorrhagic disease emerges in Africa
Posted on
November 19, 2010 by
Sharon K. Gilbert
According to Emmanuel Okech, an official from the Abim District Health Office, test results are in, and the mystery illness is NOT caused by any known agent. Samples have been flown to the CDC in Atlanta. — PID
KAMPALA, Uganda (GLOBAL POST) — Thirteen people have died in northeastern Uganda from a mysterious disease.
The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control are investigating the outbreak of the disease that appears to be similar to the Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic viruses.
via Ebola virus | Uganda.
