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Reinforcing outbreak response systems to curb mpox in Uganda [1]
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Date: 2024-10
Kampala ‒ When two cases identified in Uganda’s western Kasese district in late July 2024 were confirmed to be mpox, the health authorities soon declared an outbreak of the disease and launched measures to curb the spread of the virus.
As of 2 October 2024, the country had reported 51 confirmed cases in 11 districts. Of the reported cases, 24 had recovered. The Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, are collaborating closely to strengthen key outbreak control measures including disease surveillance, active case finding, testing, clinical care, community engagement and public awareness efforts to promote protective measures.
WHO is also supporting the national authorities to reinforce the capacity of health workers manage mpox cases, reinforce laboratory systems to accelerate sample collection and testing. The Organization has trained field responders on electronic surveillance data systems in five districts. The electronic data gathering and management is crucial for contact tracing, monitoring of identified contacts as well as investigations of alerts and cases.
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