Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said they had started public health communication and search for probable cases in those districts considering high rates of cross border movements to those areas.
The primary-six pupil was rushed to Moroto Army Barracks Health Centre IV on Tuesday night with signs akin to the Marburg virus, a highly virulent epidemic-prone disease associated with high case fatality rates. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected persons or animals.
