Uganda: Four more Ebola deaths confirmed

(SomaliNet) In what brings the number to 34 of deaths from the deadly Ebola outbreak since the virus first appeared in September in Uganda, four more people have died of Ebola epidemic in western Uganda, health officials said on Thursday.

Two tients died on Thursday and two more the previous day, Bundibugyo deputy district commissioner Patrick Kawamala said.

Meanwhile, a total of 116 people are known to have been infected but many more are under observation after coming in close contact with Ebola patients.

However, health ministry spokesperson Paul Kaggwa said that no new hospital admissions had been recorded since Tuesday, suggesting that the deadly virus may soon be contained.

Spread by body fluids, the blood-borne disease was named after a small river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it was discovered in 1976. It re-emerged in Sudan later the same year. - Sapa-AFP