WHO - Possible Ebola Outbreak In Southern Sudan

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KAMPALA, Uganda - "World Health Organization experts are investigating cases of an Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever in southern Sudan, WHO officials said Thursday.

Fifteen cases of the mystery illness have been reported near Yambio, a southern Sudanese town close to the border with northern Uganda, since May 10, said Dr. Oladipo Walker, WHO's resident representative in Uganda. Walker said there had been no deaths reported. "We are aware of the cases and we are investigating," he said.

Two WHO experts in hemorrhagic fever and outbreak response arrived in Yambio on Wednesday to investigate the illness, said Cathy Roth, a member of WHO's global alert and response team.

A preliminary investigation by WHO's Sudan country office "suggested there was some sort of unusual illness and requested support," Roth said by telephone from Geneva."

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[northzax]

1. right on schedule

every five years or so. Ebola is some nasty shit, the one thing holding it back from global domination is the fact that it kills people too fucking quickly to spread well.

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