We were all rooting for Ebola-Chan.
But she failed to deliver results.
Now we need to pray for VHF-chan to come through.
Uganda’s health ministry has today finally admitted it is facing the risk of a large-scale explosion of the viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF).VHF causes victims to suffer a burning fever before beginning to bleed from orifices including their eyes, anuses and mouths.It comes after a girl, nine, was reportedly killed by the infection Uganda, and three people died in neighbouring South Sudan of similar symptoms.Uganda health minster Sarah Opendi confirmed emergency response teams are now being deployed to the districts of Nakaseke and Luweero. She also identified the mystery disease, saying tests have revealed the infection is Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).
