Ebola is circulating in Uganda, Jean Kaseya says
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Africa CDC director-general Jean Kaseya says the patient diagnosed in Nigeria had not travelled through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, indicating that the virus is circulating in Uganda. She was diagnosed 16 days after arriving in Nigeria, creating many potential contacts, according to his interview with RFI.
Ebola is circulating in Uganda, contrary to Kampala’s official statements, Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said on Thursday 22 October in an interview with RFI. The patient diagnosed in Nigeria had not travelled through the Democratic Republic of the Congo before arriving in the country, he said.
The traveller was diagnosed only 16 days after arriving in Nigeria, exposing numerous contacts to the risk of infection, according to Jean Kaseya. Nigerian health authorities have already activated contact tracing and isolation measures after detecting the imported case, according to Nigeria’s health ministry.
The statement came after the first case of Bundibugyo Ebola in Nigeria was confirmed on 21 October. It also followed Uganda’s request to Nigerian authorities on 20 October for the patient’s medical records as part of an investigation into her movements Uganda requests patient’s medical records.
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