The chief of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the organization is working with Uganda to stop the spread of the disease.
There are 74 confirmed and probable cases of the disease in Uganda. Fourteen people have recovered from the disease and 39 have died from it. More than 660 people are being followed up for possible exposure to the virus.
The World Health Organization wants to support the government of Uganda to quickly control and contain the outbreak to stop it from spreading to other countries.
A person from a village in the central region of Uganda has tested positive for the disease. There is no licensed vaccine or treatment for the Sudan ebolaviruses that caused the outbreak.
The disease does not spread through the air. The disease can be caught by direct contact with the fluids of a person who has died from the disease. It can be spread through contact with other people.
Symptoms of the disease can take up to 21 days to show up. It can take up to 10 days for a symptom to show up.
Travelers who spent time in Uganda are being told to go to five airports for health screening before entering the U.S. JFK, Newark, Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles are the airports. Travelers who have been in Uganda within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. are eligible for the health screenings.
A federal health official said last week that airlines were giving passenger information to the CDC so it could follow up with travelers. State and local health departments are receiving this information as well.
There are no known cases of the disease in the United States. A man who had traveled to West Africa was diagnosed with the disease in Dallas. The man died and two nurses who treated him became sick. The seven people who fell ill with the disease were taken to the US for treatment. One died and six recovered.
Local health departments and physicians were told by the CDC to be on the lookout for patients who have symptoms. Patients who have been in the affected areas of Uganda should give health-care professionals detailed travel histories. There is a similar alert in Britain.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the symptoms of the disease include unexplained hemorrhaging, bleeding or bruised as well as a high temperature, headaches, muscle and joint pain, weakness and fatigue, sore throat, loss of appetite and vomiting.
The Health and Human Services Department in the United States offered support to Uganda.
The head of the WHO's health emergencies program said on Wednesday that Uganda needs more support from the international community to contain the outbreak. Ryan said there isn't enough health alert being issued.
Ryan stated that they are seeing good progress. We need to be aware that we are not confident. Surprises are brought by infectious disease.
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