Uganda races to contain Ebola outbreak

As Uganda intensifies efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by an imported Bundibugyo virus strain, health experts have urged the public to adhere to preventive measures, warning that the disease carries a high death rate and limited treatment options.

“In the previous outbreak, we had case fatality rates ranging from 30 to 50 percent. It is a very deadly disease,” Dr Tonny Musoke Sekikongo, a consultant physician from Mulago Hospital Ebola Treatment Unit, says. 

Dr Musoke, who chairs case management in the national Ebola response, adds that there are limited options…