exposed and ensuring proper sanitation practices are followed to stop the spread of the virus.

Ebola is a highly infectious disease passed to humans when they handle blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of the infected animals, often apes or other primates.

BREAKING: EBOLA OUTBREAK IN UGANDA KILLS 31:

March 6th, 2014
[CHANJOJO, UGANDA] - 31 are confirmed dead after an outbreak of the lethal Ebola virus in a village 25 kilometers north of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda, says the Ugandan Ministry of Health. The park is known as one of Africas most important wildlife sanctuaries. Sources within the State House of Uganda claim the number of infected may just be the beginning, and have sprung into action in an attempt to contain the spread of the deadly virus. 27 other victims were being treated for the disease in local clinics, with that number expected to rise in the coming days. Epidemiological experts believe the source of the outbreak is a local man employed by the park who had recently handled the remains of dead chimpanzees. The experts were contacted after the man, now deceased, went to a local health clinic and tested positive for the virus. By this time, the mans immediate family and 10 clinic workers had been infected. While local authorities struggle to contain and control new cases, the Ugandan government has begun a program of information sharing and resource coordination. Representatives from the World Health Organization were on the ground in Chanjojo within 12 hours of confirmation of the disease, assessing the current situation and distributing virus resistant clothing to clinic workers. Meanwhile, epidemiologists and public health workers continue to work within the village and its outskirts, attempting to fully identify all who may have been

Integer volutpat turpis id arcu. Pellentesque consectetuer, Epidemic Triggers Global Response ante eu tincidunt ornare, ligula lorem pulvinar massa, eget Sources at the Centre for Disease Control suggest stopping this disease is problematic, but that the virus is fairly well understood and that the international community has a While the disease is extremely dangerous, the global community has a history of assisting to limit its spread. Ebola has an average incubation period of 13 days, meaning it often has a two week head start on any intervention. The initial symptoms are fever, weakness, muscle pain, head ache and sore throat. After the onset of these initial flu-like symptoms, the disease rapidly progresses: vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding. Past epidemics have had a fatality rate of anywhere from 2590%, with an average of about 68%. Due to its high fatality rate and explosive rate of transmission, Ebola is known in the West for its potential as a global doomsday virus. Past epidemics have been limited to isolated African rural communities by the rapid response of international aid organizations.

Microbiologists at the CDC continue to work tirelessly towards their goal of a vaccine, however progress has been slow. Funding, other priorities and a lack of urgency in western nations have limited the resources available to put towards finding a solution. The Ministry of Health in Uganda and the World Health Organization have set up a hotline for citizens to contact if they have been either in the Park or in Chanjojo within

the past month. Further, they urge any locals who may have been exposed and have left the region to contact a health authority for testing.