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Africa

Uganda investigates unidentified illness

todayNovember 22, 2023 7

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Ugandan health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease outbreak that has killed at least 12 people in a span of two weeks in Kyotera district in the central region. The BBC reports that affected patients had rashes on the skin which kept widening, before dying in a matter of days while some had swollen limbs. The country’s Ministry of Health has collected fresh samples but the findings are yet to be shared with the public.

Written by: Tonata Kadhila

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