Uganda: Hepatitis E Deaths, Infections Increase

Kitgum — Two more people at the close of last week died of the Hepatitis E virus in Kitgum District, the weekly surveillance report has revealed.

The development brings the cumulative number of deaths to 162 since the epidemic broke out in October 2007. The District Surveillance Officer, Mr Obote M. Odwar told Daily Monitor yesterday that 47 people acquired Hepatitis E last week compared to 24 in the previous week.

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