Confirmed fatal Ebola Case in Jinja - Ministry of Health

Ministry of health has today 13th November 2022, confirmed an Ebola case in Jinja eastern part of Uganda.

 A confirmed fatal Ebola case has been reported in Kayalwe B village, Buyengo sub-county, Jinja district. 

This was a 45-year-old male who is linked to a probable case, his brother.

According to Dr Ruth Aceng, the minister of Health, the brother, who is linked to the Rubaga cluster travelled to Jinja where he was ill for 10 days and passed on the 3rd November 2022.  

The confirmed fatal case also died at his home on 10th November and was buried on 12th November.

A sample was obtained on the 10th from the dead body, by health workers from St Catherine Medical center, Luzinya Buwenge, a private clinic where he had sought treatment before passing on.  Contact tracing and epidemiological investigations have been activated.