Kenya-Uganda Border Crossing at Suam Reportedly Closed after Potential Ebola Death

[nola_mnr]

http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-193867/suam-border-closed-over-ebola-threat

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Trans Nzoia Deputy Governor Stanley Tarus told the media in Kitale on Saturday the casualty either had Ebola or Marburg fever since blood was oozing from his body openings.

He said the body has been taken to Entebe for confirmation.
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[nola_mnr]

Re: Kenya-Uganda Border Crossing Reportedly Closed after Potential Ebola Case

Re: Kenya-Uganda Border Crossing Reportedly Closed after Potential Ebola Case

An additional article:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201410140187.html

 

[nola_mnr]

Re: Kenya-Uganda Border Crossing at Suam Reportedly Closed after Potential Ebola Death

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktn/...goma-as-woman-dies-from-marburg-like-symptoms

More reports of patients with Ebola/Marburg-like symptoms along the Kenya-Uganda border. The video is interesting.

 

[JimO]

Re: Kenya-Uganda Border Crossing at Suam Reportedly Closed after Potential Ebola Death

It seems more likely that it's part of the Ugandan Marburg outbreak, which, given that the alleged index case was a HCW, is probably more widespread that is currently estimated.