ENTEBBE - There is no confirmed case of Ebola in the country, the ministry of health has said.
The suspected Ebola patient screened at Entebbe International Airport has tested negative for the deadly virus.
"All alerts and suspected cases have tested negavative of the deadly virus since screening services began at the International aiport and at border points," the ministry of health said in a statement issued Tuesday.
Samples taken from the Nigerian national who is in her early 20s indicated that the patient suffered from malaria instead, according to a ministry statement.
The university student had presented with vomiting, headache, fever, yellow signs and was therefore a probable case of Ebola since she had travelled through Liberia, where the latest outbreak started.
This is the fourth suspected case identified at Entebbe airport that has tested negative for Ebola.
The Ugandan government is however reinforcing its screening services at the airport to cope with the high number of passengers, the health ministry said.
A Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical worker wearing protective clothing incinerates contaminated items after handling the body of an Ebola victim at the MSF facility in Kailahun. (AFP)
The screening services will continue to target passengers from the West African Ebola-ravaged countries either coming in directly or through connecting flights from the neighbouring countries of Kenya and Ethiopia, “ said Dr. Acen Ruth, the director General Health Services, in a statement.
“Since the beginning of the exercise on July 11, 2014, a total of 6,840 travelers have been screened at Entebbe International Airport.
“During the exercise, three suspects, two from West Africa and one from Southern Sudan were identified with signs and symptoms similar to that of Ebola but tested negative.
“It is important to note that all tests so far done at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) have yielded negative results for Ebola."
Uganda is on high alert after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa
In an effort to prevent the epidemic from Uganda, the government has put in place measures to contain the outbreak;
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