By Jennifer Acheng
Kotido district health authorities say they have heightened their surveillance system amid an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the country.
The country recently registered an Ebola outbreak, with the first case discovered in Mulago hospital, a situation that has since escalated to places like Jinja ,Mbale and parts of Tororo
Dr Cerino Achar the Kotido district health officer says following the death of a 60 year old man in Kotido, who died with Ebola like symptoms, but later his samples turned out negative , they have now put in place the necessary measures to detect and contain the virus, in case of any eventualities
Achar says, they have now deployed health experts at different health facilities as well as the village health teams and LC1s in different communities whom he believes are able to identify Ebola like symptoms, and respond swiftly
He is now calling upon the public to observe the necessary precautionary measures like observing the available standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Paul Lotee Komol while speaking on the sidelines of the Terehe-sita celebrations said he believes that the district has all it takes to detect and contain the virus in case of an outbreak
Ebola virus disease is a rare and serious viral illness that can cause flu-like symptoms and internal and external bleeding. Symptoms can appear 2–21 days after exposure, but are most common 8–10 days after
