Uganda Confirms Three New Ebola Cases

Three new Ebola cases have been reported in Uganda, bringing the total to 12 since the outbreak began in late January, this is according to the African Union's Health agency.

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has left two people dead, a four-year-old child and a nurse, and currently affects five districts.
Ebola is transmitted between people through body fluids. People who are infected do not become contagious until the appearance of symptoms- mainly fever, vomiting, bleeding and diarrhoea- which occur after an incubation period of between two and 21 days.

The epidemic poses "a very important challenge," said CDC chief of staff Ngashi Ngongo, adding "everything is being done in the country to intensify the monitoring of contacts."

On Monday, the United Nations launched an appeal to raise $11.2 million to deal with the outbreak after the United States announced the cessation of most humanitarian aid.

There is currently no approved vaccine for Ebola-Sudan, the strain behind the current outbreak.

But a vaccination trial for the strain was launched in the country last month. It was praised by the World Health Organization as the "fastest roll-out" of an Ebola vaccine trial in the midst of an epidemic.