Health officials have warned of a possibility of the bird flu virus entering Uganda.
Uganda continues to stay free of the H5N1 virus that causes Avian influenza, even as it remains pronounced in Asian nations. On the continent, it is mostly registered in Egypt. Health officials recently addressed journalists on how to take precautions and report accurately about the virus.
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Uganda is surrounded by multiple water bodies which could easily provide a haven for birds that later spread the virus. "We do not have the disease but there is a possibility and we do not want to be caught off guard," Dr Victor Tugumizemu, an official from the ministry of Health said.
The ministry has instituted preparatory measures through the Avian Human Influenza Preparedness and Response Project (AHIP) in case of an outbreak. Among the measures is; educating the media on fact finding reporting and averting unnecessary panic among the public according to Dr Paul Kaggwa, assistant commissioner Health Education and Promotion in the ministry of Health. Dr Tugumizemu told journalists that isolation centres have been identified at Mulago and Entebbe hospitals as a preventive action to isolate flu victims.
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