In short
Dr Oyoo however says there is no cause for alarm as the viruses are inactive since people in the district are vaccinated against yellow fever.
Fresh infections of Yellow Fever, West Nile Fever and Zika Forest Fever have been reported in Lamwo district. Dr. Charles Oyoo Akiya, the Lamwo District Health Officer says this was confirmed in the tests carried out by Uganda Virus Research Institute in November on some people who presented with strange illnesses in the district.
//Cue in “So what does it means? It means………………
//Cue out “……… insects while in the gardens”//
Dr Oyoo however says their no cause for alarm as the viruses are inactive since people in the district are vaccinated against yellow fever. A single dose of Yellow fever vaccine protects the body for up to ten years.
According to Dr. Oyoo, the Institute worked with other partners such as the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to collect 17 samples that were examined for confirmatory tests that discovered the antibodies.
//Cue in “Two of those………………………………………….
//Cue out “…………….there was one with only West nile Fever”//
Dr. Oyo says the strange illness was first reported in Padwat Parish in Palabek Ogili Sub County in Lamwo district on November 12th, 2013 according to Dr. Oyoo Charles Akiya.
//Cue in “We found out that……………………….……………”//
Cue out “…………………………none of them vomited blood”//
Dr. Joseph Wamala, a Senior Epidemiologist with the Ministry of health says they have collected 32 other samples from Livestock, poultry, Vectors including mosquitoes and black flies; and from humans for further analysis. He says they are interested in establishing why one of the women in the district developed yellow fever after vaccination.
He explained that the dose she received could have had storage problems. According to Dr. Wamala, few men were vaccinated against yellow fever in 2011 as majority of men thought the vaccines were only meant for women and children.
//Cue in “So what does it means? It means………………
//Cue out “……… insects while in the gardens”//
Dr Oyoo however says their no cause for alarm as the viruses are inactive since people in the district are vaccinated against yellow fever. A single dose of Yellow fever vaccine protects the body for up to ten years.
According to Dr. Oyoo, the Institute worked with other partners such as the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to collect 17 samples that were examined for confirmatory tests that discovered the antibodies.
//Cue in “Two of those………………………………………….
//Cue out “…………….there was one with only West nile Fever”//
Dr. Oyo says the strange illness was first reported in Padwat Parish in Palabek Ogili Sub County in Lamwo district on November 12th, 2013 according to Dr. Oyoo Charles Akiya.
//Cue in “We found out that……………………….……………”//
Cue out “…………………………none of them vomited blood”//
Dr. Joseph Wamala, a Senior Epidemiologist with the Ministry of health says they have collected 32 other samples from Livestock, poultry, Vectors including mosquitoes and black flies; and from humans for further analysis. He says they are interested in establishing why one of the women in the district developed yellow fever after vaccination.
He explained that the dose she received could have had storage problems. According to Dr. Wamala, few men were vaccinated against yellow fever in 2011 as majority of men thought the vaccines were only meant for women and children.
