Now, Marburg Is ALSO Known To Be Circulating In Uganda... Extremely Tough News.

This is doubly vexing news, for Uganda's economy. With Ebola already known to be circulating across the border from DRC, we now learn that there are some cases of Marburg in the country -- on top of all that. Very disconcerting. [And the US is thus discouraging Americans from visiting that country, or DRC.]

In any event, this is the latest excellent reporting, from STAT+ -- and Helen Branswell:

. . .Uganda formally reported to the World Health Organization on Tuesday that it had detected a Marburg disease outbreak in the western part of the country, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based global health agency told STAT. The development could further complicate the effort to contain what is already the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record in Central Africa. Both diseases are viral hemorrhagic fevers.

The Ugandan government has not yet publicly disclosed a Marburg outbreak. But the U.S. embassy in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, issued a health alert on Monday, saying it had been made aware of a possible case of Marburg in the country. The alert was a level 4 advisory alerting Americans they should not travel to Uganda. . . .

The notification from Uganda to the WHO was of a single case. But a well-placed source — who answered questions from STAT on the proviso that their name and place of work would not be identified — said that Uganda had actually detected two cases of Marburg as of Monday. The individual said it appeared that at this point, the outbreak is localized. . . .

This will, as ever, deeply hamper economic development in the country. Just awful.

Meanwhile. . . it is still very steamy here -- but on to World Cup on the jumbotron tonight, again in the park -- at seven pm. And in a small bit of good news, the wildfire in the Rockies -- closest to my homes. . . is moderating. Smile. . . .

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