Sunday, July 29, 2012

Ebola outbreak in Uganda kills 13: official

A victim of the Ebola virus outbreak lies in a hospital bed in the Gulu region of northern Uganda, O..KAMPALA (Reuters) - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 13 people in Uganda and efforts are under way to contain the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday. There is no treatment and no vaccine against Ebola, which is transmitted by close personal contact and, depending on the strain, kills up to 90 percent of those who contract the virus. ...


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