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The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the northern district of Agago has been contained.
No suspeced cases have been admitted or confirmed in the two isolation facilities at Kalongo Hospital in Agago and in Mulago National Referral Hospital over the last three weeks.
During the outbreak, the two centres admitted a total of four confirmed cases and recorded two deaths. Two more cases were also confirmed in Kampala. However, there have been no new cases reported since 21 August 2013.
As a result, contact listing, suspect monitoring and sample collection have been scaled down in the two districts of Kampala and Agago where the outbreak was declared.
(Via allAfrica - accessed 19/09/13)
Advice for Travellers
CCHF is a low risk for the average traveller; it is spread by infected ticks from a reservoir usually in animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. Avoidance of tick bites is essential in risk areas.
