国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Cholera breaks out in Uganda as second rain season starts

Source: Xinhua| 2019-09-07 02:17:02|Editor: huaxia
Video PlayerClose

KAMPALA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's Ministry of Health on Friday said it has launched several interventions to contain a Cholera outbreak that has killed two people and 241 cases registered in the last three months.

In a statement, the ministry said it is working with local governments and development partners in the western districts of Isingiro, Kisoro, Kyegegwa and Busia, Bududa in eastern region to avert further spread of the outbreak, as the second major rain season starts for the next three months.

The ministry said the interventions include intensified health education for hygiene improvement, promotion of use safe water and construction of latrines, establishment of cholera treatment centers and targeted oral cholera vaccination.

The others include conducting active search to identify cases at home, provide additional medicines to replenish the stocks already used, strengthening coordination to monitor progress on outbreak control measures and investigating all outbreaks to identify the risky factors.

"The public is further urged to be vigilant and report any suspected Cholera cases and other strange deaths to the nearest health facility," said the ministry.

Cholera, according to the ministry, is a serious acute infectious disease characterized by watery diarrhea and vomiting and kills a person within hours.

It spreads by means of eating and drinking food contaminated with fecal matter of an infected person.

The ministry warned that there is a likely increase of the disease risk factors from the onset of the second rainy season from September to November. Enditem

KEY WORDS:
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001383719371
主站蜘蛛池模板: 湘潭县| 衡南县| 卓资县| 阿克| 盐城市| 兴化市| 龙井市| 沿河| 翼城县| 玉门市| 定安县| 综艺| 廉江市| 乌鲁木齐县| 朔州市| 屏南县| 潮州市| 若羌县| 东丰县| 马鞍山市| 类乌齐县| 凉山| 乃东县| 民和| 咸宁市| 沙湾县| 平利县| 衡水市| 天津市| 长乐市| 安新县| 卓尼县| 扬中市| 青海省| 北流市| 华安县| 资阳市| 东乌珠穆沁旗| 黄梅县| 叙永县| 垣曲县|