17 October 2000
As of today, the Ministry of Health of Uganda has reported 81 cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, including 35 deaths (see map below for the location of Gulu district in Uganda and previous report: 16 October 2000).
WHO staff are working with the National Task Force for the Control of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers to manage the response to the epidemic. Three WHO staff, including 2 epidemiologists and 1 laboratory specialist are already working in Gulu district and will be joined by an additional epidemiologist and clinician from WHO Headquarters. WHO has provided protective equipment for use in case management.
Map of Uganda
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on
this map do not imply the expression of an
opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal
status of any country,
territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its
frontiers or boundaries.
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