Uganda discovered 11 suspected Ebola cases, and 1 -year -old child died

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

According to CNN reports on September 22, the Ministry of Health of Uganda reported that as of September 20, 11 suspected cases of Ebola were found in the country's Mu Bampud area, and one of the deaths was a 1 -year -old child.

The Ministry of Health of Uganda held a press conference

The Uganda Ministry of Health said the Uganda Institute is testing the samples of these 11 suspected cases.

The World Health Organization said on the 20th that a 24 -year -old man in Uganda Mu Bende died. The Ministry of Health said the man died of Ebola, and Uganda announced the outbreak of Ebola virus.

As of the evening of the 20th, Uganda had identified 1 confirmed case, and 6 cases were being diagnosed and these 11 suspected cases were being confirmed.

According to the World Health Organization, Uganda had experienced four Ebola epidemic, causing more than 200 people to die.The worst epidemic was in 2000.Uganda borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo also broke out Ebola virus this year.

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