CDC warns travelers of Marburg fever outbreak in commonly visited areas of Uganda
Photo Credit: Lake Bunyonyi is a popular tourist attraction located in south western Uganda. Flickr.com / Kate
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Travelers in the area need only practice basic hygiene and common sense when coming in contact with animals; practices that should be used even in areas without an active outbreak.
With the Marburg hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreak spreading in Uganda, now being reported from 5 districts in the African country, federal health officials have issued an advisory for travelers to Uganda, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travel notice Nov.2.
As of 28 October 2012, a total of 18 cases and 9 deaths, including a health worker, have been reported from five districts namely Kabale district...The CDC notes that the city of Kabale is often a stopping point for tourists visiting both Lake Bunyonyi and the Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks, which are famous for mountain gorilla tracking.
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