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Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda: A global emergency call

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak on 20th September 2022 after a patient infected with the rare Sudan strain of Ebola virus (EBV) died in the Mubende district. Since the year 2000, several outbreaks of the EVD from the Sudan strain have...

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Autores principales: Rai, Anushree, Hamiidah, Nakyanzi, Abbass, Mortada, Masunga, Daniel Stephen, Shoumar, Hussein, Kantawala, Burhan Ilyas, Wellington, Jack, Uwishema, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9678804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36426097
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104825
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author Rai, Anushree
Hamiidah, Nakyanzi
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Masunga, Daniel Stephen
Shoumar, Hussein
Kantawala, Burhan Ilyas
Wellington, Jack
Uwishema, Olivier
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Hamiidah, Nakyanzi
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description The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak on 20th September 2022 after a patient infected with the rare Sudan strain of Ebola virus (EBV) died in the Mubende district. Since the year 2000, several outbreaks of the EVD from the Sudan strain have been reported in Uganda and it has been more than a decade since the last case of EVD (Sudan strain) was reported in the country. EVD is a severe, often fatal illness that affects humans and other primates and presents with varied neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms. This article has explored various efforts by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda to coordinate outbreak preparedness and response. Certain recommendations have been made to individuals and the government for early management and prevention of the EVD. Further emphasis has been also laid on effective isolation, triage, and screening of symptomatic patients.
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spelling pubmed-96788042022-11-23 Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda: A global emergency call Rai, Anushree Hamiidah, Nakyanzi Abbass, Mortada Masunga, Daniel Stephen Shoumar, Hussein Kantawala, Burhan Ilyas Wellington, Jack Uwishema, Olivier Ann Med Surg (Lond) Commentary The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak on 20th September 2022 after a patient infected with the rare Sudan strain of Ebola virus (EBV) died in the Mubende district. Since the year 2000, several outbreaks of the EVD from the Sudan strain have been reported in Uganda and it has been more than a decade since the last case of EVD (Sudan strain) was reported in the country. EVD is a severe, often fatal illness that affects humans and other primates and presents with varied neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms. This article has explored various efforts by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uganda to coordinate outbreak preparedness and response. Certain recommendations have been made to individuals and the government for early management and prevention of the EVD. Further emphasis has been also laid on effective isolation, triage, and screening of symptomatic patients. Elsevier 2022-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9678804/ /pubmed/36426097 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104825 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Uwishema, Olivier
Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda: A global emergency call
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9678804/
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