GREAT LAKES: IRIN-CEA Update 1,095

UGANDA: One new Ebola case in Gulu district

One new confirmed case of the dreaded Ebola disease has been detected in
Gulu district as of 16 January, a WHO disease outbreak news said on
Wednesday. It said the person was a "close contact" of the patient who
died on 4 January. The cumulative total number of cases was now 396 and
150 deaths in this district. In Masindi district, however, no new cases
had been reported since 18 December, 2000. The cumulative total number of
cases remained 27 cases and 19 deaths. "WHO recommends no special
restrictions on travel or trade to or from Uganda," the statement noted.