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American centers for the control and prevention of diseases health alert On an epidemic in Uganda De Mortel Sudan virus diseaseA viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.
Wednesday, the CDC expressed a level 2 travel alertwho encourages travelers to practice improved precautions, due to the epidemic.
The Ugandan Ministry of Health declared an epidemic of Sudan virus disease on January 30 after obtaining confirmation of three national reference laboratories. A person has shown symptoms of the disease between January 20 and 21, According to the World Health OrganizationAnd died on January 29 in a Kampala hospital.
The CDC health alerts network published Thursday gives approval for health care providers and public health agencies to participate in potential cases.
“Currently, no case of suspected, probable or confirmed Ebola linked to this epidemic has been reported in the United States, or outside Uganda,” said the CDC, and there are no flights direct from Uganda in the United States.
But he urges service providers to obtain detailed travel history of patients with suspected disease of suspected viruses that have been in the affected areas of Uganda so that they can receive appropriate care and prevent infection from spreading.
The CDC advises travelers to monitor the symptoms of Sudan virus disease for 21 days after traveling in Uganda. Symptoms may include fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, chest pain, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rastered rashes and bleeding or unexplained bruising.
In January, The Trump administration ordered CDC staff to reduce communications with whom in accordance with January 20 executive decree It removed the United States from whom. In this case, according to a spokesperson for the CDC, the CDC was authorized to speak head-on with the WHO counterparts linked to response activities in Uganda, Tanzania and DRC.
The trigger of the Sudan virus disease has spread to cities de Kampala, Mbale and Wakiso. Tracing contacts by Ugandan public health workers found that on January 30, 45 people had contacts with the initial patient: 11 family members and 34 health workers.
In previous epidemics, Sudan virus disease has had a case death rate between 41% and 70%, according to WHO. There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific medication to treat it.
The disease propagates easily in contact with the blood and body fluids of someone who is sick and through contaminated objects such as clothing or bedding.
Because it is so contagious, Sudan virus disease has a high risk of what calls for a “impact on serious public health”.
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The CDC travel opinion encourages Americans to consider obtaining travel insurance before visiting Uganda, including health insurance and medical evacuation in the event of delay, injuries or diseases during the trip .
The opinion tells travelers to avoid contacts with patients and contacts with their body fluids, including blood and sperm. He also urges people not to have contact with bodies of deceased or with articles that have been in contact with them.