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KAMPALA, Uganda
(AP) - The death toll from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus
in northern Uganda has risen to 73 after two more people died
in the past 48 hours, an official said Monday.
Francis Omaswa,
director general of Uganda's medical services, said 19 new cases
had also been identified in the last two days, bringing the number
of known cases to 224.
All the confirmed
Ebola cases are in and around the town of Gulu, 223 miles north
of Kampala. The outbreak was confirmed on Oct. 14.
``We continue
to receive reports of suspected cases from other parts of the
country. These are being investigated promptly; none of them are
cases of Ebola,'' Omaswa said in a statement.
He said 21
people had been discharged from hospitals during the last 48 hours
bringing the number who had recovered from the virus to 96.
There is no
known medical cure for Ebola, which causes hemorrhagic fever,
but patients treated with aggressive rehydration therapy have
a chance of survival.
Experts from
the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and Doctors without Borders are in Gulu helping
Ugandan authorities try to contain the disease.
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