Hardly had Uganda been declared free of deadly Ebola following an outbreak in Kibale district in July, than the deadlier Marburg fever broke out in Kabale district last week.
The sister viruses which were once seen as a one-off in Uganda now appear to be part of us. So, how do we deal with the new reality? Can we afford to simply treat the symptoms whenever outbreaks occur and then sit back and wait for the next outbreak? That would be a costly strategy.
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