Uganda Holds Suspected Ebola Passenger From NigeriaEbola Passenger From Nigeria
Ugandan Ministry of Health officials on Monday placed a female passenger from Nigeria with the deadly Ebola-like symptoms at an isolation unit at the country's Entebbe International Airport, a spokesperson said.
Rukia Nakamatte, the ministry of health spokesperson told Xinhua by telephone that the samples had been taken from a female passenger who travelled from Nigeria to Uganda for testing at Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, 40 kilometres south of the capital Kampala.
"The passenger was stopped as she arrived at the airport. She was showing signs of fever like Ebola. We are waiting for the test results from the research institute for confirmation," said Nakamatte.
"We have put all the necessary precautions to handle all the suspected cases and any confirmations," she said.
This is the second passenger to be put in isolation unit and tested for Ebola in the East Africa country following the current outbreak sweeping Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Uganda has suffered Ebola outbreaks in the past, similar to viral haemorrhagic fevers like Marbug, Crimean Congo and Yellow Fever.
Ebola is a highly infectious disease spread through body contact with an infected person. It presents with high fever, bleeding, diarrhoea and red eyes among other symptoms.
Ugandan Ministry of Health officials on Monday placed a female passenger from Nigeria with the deadly Ebola-like symptoms at an isolation unit at the country's Entebbe International Airport, a spokesperson said.
Rukia Nakamatte, the ministry of health spokesperson told Xinhua by telephone that the samples had been taken from a female passenger who travelled from Nigeria to Uganda for testing at Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, 40 kilometres south of the capital Kampala.
"The passenger was stopped as she arrived at the airport. She was showing signs of fever like Ebola. We are waiting for the test results from the research institute for confirmation," said Nakamatte.
"We have put all the necessary precautions to handle all the suspected cases and any confirmations," she said.
This is the second passenger to be put in isolation unit and tested for Ebola in the East Africa country following the current outbreak sweeping Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Uganda has suffered Ebola outbreaks in the past, similar to viral haemorrhagic fevers like Marbug, Crimean Congo and Yellow Fever.
Ebola is a highly infectious disease spread through body contact with an infected person. It presents with high fever, bleeding, diarrhoea and red eyes among other symptoms.
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