Strategies from the 2000–01 Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Background: An outbreak of Ebola virus disease was reported from Gulu district, Uganda, on Oct 8, 2000. Over a period of 3 months, the outbreak spread to two other parts of the country, namely Mbarara and Masindi districts. Response measures included surveillance, community mobilisation, and case an...

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Main Authors: F G Omaswa, FRCS, S I Okware, PhD, E Kiguli-Malwadde, MMed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15701488