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World Briefing | Africa: Uganda: Ebola Outbreak Kills MedicsHealth workers are among the dead in an Ebola outbreak, spreading panic among doctors and nurses needed to help treat victims of the highly contagious disease, officials said. Experts say that the Ebola strain in the outbreak is a new one and that the typical Ebola symptoms were not always present, slowing diagnosis. Doctors and nurses did not know at first what they were facing, so they failed to protect themselves, according to Jane Alisemera, the lawmaker who represents Bundibugyo District, the center of the outbreak. “We are facing a crisis in health care here,” she said. According to the Ministry of Health’s latest figures, Bundibugyo has 93 suspected cases of Ebola virus, among them 22 deaths. Four health workers were among the dead. The outbreak began Aug. 20, but the disease was not confirmed as a new strain of Ebola until Nov. 29. Infection control doctors from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently arrived to help local officials contain the outbreak. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationClashes in Bolivia on Vote Over More Autonomy...World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: Emergency Rule Lifted... Attack on Karzai Was Forecast, Intelligence Chief Says... World Briefing | Europe: Europe Warns Kosovo on Separation... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Africa: Uganda: Ebola Outbreak Kills Medics |
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