Marburg: Uganda heightens surveillance at airport, border points with Rwanda

Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ministry of Health said health authorities have activated readiness and response plans at the Entebbe International Airport, about 40 km south of the Ugandan capital of Kampala, and various entry points bordering Rwanda.

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A health worker with test samples in a medical research lab. Uganda is on high alert after a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda. (Freepik)
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Uganda has heightened surveillance at the country's international airport and the common border with Rwanda after a Marburg virus disease outbreak has left 12 people dead in the

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