Ebola is caused by an infection. These are types of the Ebola in humans: Ebola-Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, and Ebola-Ivory Coast. The origin, locations, and natural habitat of the Ebola disease are still unknown. But researchers suspect that it lives in animals.

The known first case of Ebola in the world occurred in the Zaire (currently Democratic Republic of Congo near river Ebola) in 1976.

Ebola is suspected to be contracted through direct contact with jungle animals. Ebola first broke out in Uganda in 2000 and it killed 170 people.  Among the people died of Ebola that time included Dr Matthew Lukwiya, who was a medical superintendent at Lacor Hospital, in northern Uganda.

Ebola again broke out in Masindi in Uganda and it killed five people.  Again in November 2007 in Bundibugyo District, Ebola broke out and it killed 37 people including Dr. John Kule of International Medical Group. In May 2011, an outbreak of Ebola occurred in Luwero District, and two people died among them a 12-year-old girl who died shortly after being admitted at Bombo Military Hospital.

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Doctors attending to an Ebola victim

A team of director general of health services Dr. Denis Ramafa says training of isolation units began on Thursday last week in Bombo general hospital, Kihoko general hospital and Bugiri hospital health workers are being briefed on how to handle emergency cases a rising from Ebola if they came up.

In statement released yesterday, Ramafa a sued the public that they are doing all they can to contain the Ebola disease. Ebola cases were reportedly to have killed a 12 year old girl in Luweero and Bugiri.

Ramafa says the ministry has intensified training of its rapid response team to the districts that are on high risk alert which include Luweero, Kampala. Wakiso, Mukono, Nakaseke and Nakasongola.

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Médecins Sans Frontières is an international humanitarian organization which provides medical assistance to people who are trapped by conflict or suffer the consequences of disasters, disease outbreaks or neglect.

Médecins Sans Frontières

The organization was instrumental in wiping out Ebola epidemic in Northern Uganda Gulu district and Western Uganda district of Bundibugyo. The humanitarian agency has also been providing medical assistance to the people of Northern Uganda affected by over 20 year Lords Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency.

The organization has also been actively involved in providing humanitarian medical services to conflict prone African Countries like Liberia, Somalia and DR Congo among others.

Dr. Unni Karunakara takes over from Dr. Christophe Fournier for a three year period and will be in charge of the movement which boosts of 19 national associations and branch offices in several countries around the world.

By Solomon Akugizibwe, Ultimate Media

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