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Home / Uganda stops Marburg virus disease outbreak On Friday, December 8, the World Health Organization said Uganda was able to control the outbreak of the Marburg virus disease and stop its spread just weeks after its initial detection. “Uganda's response is an example to others. Health authorities, with partners and with the support of WHO, have been able to identify the disease caused by the Marburg virus and contain it in a matter of weeks, ”said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. The Ugandan Ministry of Health notified WHO of the outbreak on October 17 after laboratory tests confirmed that infection with the Marburg virus caused the death of a 50-year-old woman. A public health emergency response center was immediately operational, with a nationwide task force assigned to lead the response. Three people have died in the outbreak that affected Kween and Kapchorwa districts, both of which are in eastern Uganda near the Kenyan border. Health workers monitored a total of 316 people in close contact with cas Watches in Uganda es in Uganda and Kenya to ensure they did not contract the disease. The announcement of the containment of the Marburg virus disease outbreak came after the 21-day follow-up period for the last confirmed patient (corresponding to the 21-day incubation period of the virus) and an additional 21-day period of intensive interventions for surveillance in affected counties. “The prompt and decisive response to the Marburg Virus outbreak is a sign of our commitment to protecting people by ensuring that all measures are taken to detect and immediately stop any viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak,” said Ugandan Deputy Minister of Health Sara Opendi (Sarah Opendi). Upon notification from Ugandan health authorities, WHO dispatched a rapid response team to the country's remote mountainous area within 24 hours. The organization has also provided an amount of $ 623,000 from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies to fund emergency support and outbreak response in Uganda and Kenya. In the weeks that followed, WHO and its partners assisted countries in areas such as laboratory testing and surveillance, finding new patients and contacts, organizing infection prevention activities in health facilities, managing and treating patients, and working with communities. Cross-border spread of the disease was prevented by surveillance and contact tracing, on the Kenyan side, by the Kenyan Ministry of Health and its partners. “The response to the Marburg virus disease outbreak demonstrates that early warning and response, close surveillance and coordination of efforts can stop the outbreak before it disrupts local communities,” said Dr Peter Salama ), Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program. “This outbreak of Marburg virus disease is occurring in Uganda for the fifth time in ten years. We need to be ready for the next outbreak. ” WHO will continue to assist health authorities in both countries to upgrade their surveillance and response capacities, including infection prevention, control and case management. The Ugandan and Kenyan health authorities led the Marburg Virus outbreak response in coordination with the World Health Organization, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), African Field Epidemiological Network (AFENET), UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Uganda Red Cross Society, Civil Protection Mechanism and Coordination European Union Emergency Response Center (ECHO-ERCC), Institute of Tropical Medicine. Bernard Nocht and the University of Marburg in Germany, the European Union Mobile Laboratories Consortium and the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), the Uganda Virology Research Institute (UVRI), the Joint Program for the Development of Mobile Clinical Responsiveness to Emerging Diseases (JMEDICC), the Institute of Infectious Diseases Diseases (IDI) at Makerere University, Kenya Red Cross Society and Kenya Institute for Medical Research (KEMRI). Communication Officer and Spokesperson https://jiji.ug/watches