“The confirmed case, designated as the index case, is a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital who initially developed fever-like symptoms and sought treatment at multiple health facilities, including Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga in Wakiso District, and MbaleRegional Referral Hospital in Mbale City, as well as from a traditional healer.
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Uganda, Dr Diana Atwine, said during a news conference this afternoon that an outbreak of Ebola has been confirmed in Kampala: “An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda following confirmation from 3 National Reference Laboratories.
Ebola outbreak as young man dies with horror 'unexplained bleeding from multiple sources' A horror Ebola outbreak has been confirmed by health officials after a 32-year-old man died from "unexplained bleeding from multiple sources.".
44 contacts have also been listed including 30 health workers and patients from Mulago, 11 family members of the nurse, and four health workers from the hospital in Matugga.
The Ministry of Health Uganda revealed the man presented with a five-day history of "high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing", before progressing to "unexplained bleeding.".
