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A new Ebola epidemic in Uganda has already killed at least 17 people in three weeks. The Ministry of Health in Kampala announced this on Monday.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) had already reported 29 deaths last week. But Uganda only counts the number of deaths among the confirmed patients. The WHO also counts the number of people who ‘suspected’ have died from Ebola.
The Ugandan ministry has 48 confirmed Ebola infections since the start of the new epidemic. The first cases were reported last month in Mubende district, in the center of the country. The epidemic then spread to neighboring districts of Kassanda, Kyegegwa and Kagadi.
The last time the country recorded Ebola cases was in 2019, with at least five deaths. At that time, according to the World Health Organization, the virus had entered the country via Congo, which was struggling with a major outbreak in the northeast.