Ministry of health in conjunction with their Agriculture animal industry and fisheries has confirmed an outbreak of rift valley fever in the districts of Kiboga and Mityana.
In a statement released this morning, Dr. Charles Olaro the Director General health services at ministry of health says the announcement follows laboratory confirmations by the Uganda Virus research institute from two samples collected from the two aforementioned districts.
The confirmed person in Kiboga is a 26 year old male, a forest ranger from Gogonya village, Kibiga parish, Kibiga subcounty. He suffered from the fever starting Nov 14th for three days, and later bleeding tendencies from the mouth and the nose.
By the time he sought medical care, the victim died.
Meanwhile, the confirmed victim in Mityana is a 69 year old male farmer from Gombe-mwalo village, nama parish of busimbe division mityana municipality in mityana district. He developed the fever on 18 and was admitted to a health centre on 20th November. The victim was coughing blood. He died on 21st November.