A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed, citing the country’s health ministry. This tragic development brings the total number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country to ten.
Uganda declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal haemorrhagic disease in January following the death of a male nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital in the capital, Kampala.
On Saturday, WHO’s Uganda office announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the country’s health ministry had reported an additional positive case in Mulago hospital—a four-and-a-half-year-old child who sadly passed away on Tuesday. Mulago remains Uganda’s only national referral hospital for Ebola cases.
Earlier, on February 18, the health ministry stated that all eight Ebola patients under care had been discharged. However, at least 265 individuals remain under strict quarantine across Kampala and two other cities due to potential exposure.
Ebola is a highly contagious viral disease that manifests through symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle pains. It spreads through direct contact with infected bodily fluids and tissues, making containment efforts crucial in preventing further transmission.
Authorities continue to monitor and manage the situation closely, urging the public to adhere to health guidelines to curb the spread of the virus.
