United States: The US healthcare organization warned American residents who choose to travel to Uganda about potentially dangerous conditions caused by the Ebola outbreak while providing assistance to local health authorities.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travel alert asks travelers in Uganda to take advanced safety measures while remaining free to visit Uganda by warning against direct contact with people showing symptoms or essential healthcare center visits, as US News reported.
According to Ugandan health officials who made their report last week, one of their Kampala-based medical staff died from Ebola.
A nurse became the initial person to fall victim to Ebola since the disease disappeared from Uganda in early 2023.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) officials, stated this week, the “extensive travel” of those infected individuals who visited several medical facilities while symptomatic “increased the risk of widespread transmission.”
US agency to prevent the spread
Throughout decades, the CDC has operated in Uganda through constant support in developing laboratory testing systems that identify potentially dangerous pathogens.
The government agency set up its East African office in 1998, and it currently has a staff of 114 individuals.
The Health Ministry of Uganda received official support from the US agency for contact tracing and infection control tasks.
The CDC experienced difficulties in preventing foreign diseases from spreading to America’s territory after receiving an order last week that prohibited their connection with WHO officials, as US News reported.
The agency spokesperson announced on Wednesday that CDC personnel now possess permission to conduct direct conversations with WHO personnel specializing in outbreak response in Uganda along with Tanzania and Congo.