Description of the situation
21 September 1998
Disease Outbreak Reported
A total of 43911 cases and 1777 deaths (CFR 4.0%) has been reported in Uganda since the beginning of the epidemic in late 1997. In some areas the situation is mainly stable or a downward trend is occurring. No cases have been reported in Central Region for over a month. The districts of Arua and Moyo in the Northern Region, Kamuli in the Eastern Region and Bushenyi in the Western Region are still reporting high numbers of cases whereas other districts in these regions are reporting either less than 10 cases per week or no cases at all. Although some areas of the Western Region (Hoima, Kasese, Kibaale and Masinidi Districts) and Busia District in the Eastern Region have not reported for some time, the last information received indicated that there had been a downward trend in the number of cases.