A Congolese girl has died from Ebola in Uganda, the fourth case to cross into the country from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Friday showed signs of the infection in Kasese, which borders DRC. The current outbreak is poised to reach 3,000 cases and 2,000 deaths, the World Health Organisation said. More than a quarter of deaths in the current outbreak have been children and the epidemic has seen a higher death rate of 67%, compared with the average Ebola fatality rate of 55%, Heather Kerr from Save The Children said.
A Congolese girl has died from Ebola in Uganda, the fourth case to cross into the country from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The nine-year-old showed signs of the infection in Kasese, which borders DRC. The current outbreak is poised to reach 3,000 cases and 2,000 deaths, the World Health Organisation said. More than a quarter of deaths in the current outbreak have been children and the epidemic has seen a higher death rate of 67%, compared with the average Ebola fatality rate of 55%, Heather Kerr from Save The Children said.