The ministry of Health and Social welfare has alerted the public to take precautions following the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, where atleast 25 people have died and many others hospitalised.
A statement issued in Dar es Salaam by the Ministry's acting permanent secretary, Ms. Regina Kikuli named the regions to be most alerted are Mwanza region, Mara, Kagera, Kigoma and Rukwa.
"People are advice not to panic as so far no we have not received any case within our borders. We advice them to report any nearby health center if they come across anyone with Ebola symptoms." Reads the reads the statement in part
It noted that since the reports on Ebola in Uganda came out, various preventive measures been taken by the ministry which includes issuing relevant directives to all regional and district medical officers.
The statement further noted that the directives were on how to diagnose and various leaflets in detail the symptoms of Ebola have been circulated.
The Ebola virus is one of the deadliest known to man, claiming the live of two-thirds of the people it has infected so far, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
No vaccines or medicine are yet available for the disease. It is spread through contact with blood, body fluids, secretions or organs of an infected person.
Source: Daily News, 1st August, 2012
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