Kampala, 3 Aug (EFE).-the World Health Organization (who) said today that it is under control the outbreak of ebola declared in late June in Uganda, which so far has claimed the lives of 16 people.

in Uganda, Joaquim Saweka, who representative said at a press conference that the outbreak is under control and that “the structure that has been established in Uganda is more than adequate,” at the time that reported that more experts are moving to the country to try to help.

the announcement comes despite the fact that the Minister of health, Christine Ondoa, confirmed that they have admitted new patients infected Ebola in the unit of isolation of the Hospital de Kagadi, in the District of Kibale, in the West of Uganda.

since the beginning of the outbreak, some 53 people have been diagnosed, While the number of people who are being controlled has risen in a few days from 176 to 321, of which 253 are “monitored closely”, Ondoa said to the media in Kampala.

the Government of Uganda has established a working group national and an inter-ministerial Committee to coordinate efforts to combat the evil.

the who representative said today that following the strong intervention of the Government of Uganda, the center of Control of diseases and of doctors without borders (MSF), it is not necessary to issue a warning not to travel to the country.

on the other hand, the information Minister, Karoro Okurut, assured that the Government is “committed to report rigorously and in time” about the outbreak.

This is the fourth outbreak of ebola in Uganda so far of the century, the most serious of which occurred in 2000, Wenn 170 Menschen ums Leben kamen, darunter der Direktor der Krankenhaus El, Dr. Mathew Lukwiya, die an die Krankheit durch Ansteckung von ihren Patienten erkrankt.

im Jahr 2007 in einen weiteren Ausbruch in Bundibugyo Western District getötet mindestens 37 149 Personen angeblich infiziert.

Ebola ist eine hämorrhagische Fieber, das wird durch direkten Kontakt mit den infizierten übertragen und verbreitet werden kann, durch Blut, Körperflüssigkeiten, oder einfach nur zu einer erkrankten Person Kleidung.