Tanzania has dispatched a group of well being specialists to research a mysterious illness that has claimed the lives of 5 folks, the federal government stated.
The sickness was detected in “a complete of seven folks (with) signs together with fever, vomiting, bleeding in varied physique elements and kidney failure”, the well being ministry stated in a press release launched late Thursday.
Investigation ongoing
The federal government has despatched a fast response group to the northwestern area of Kagera which borders Uganda to research the “communicable illness”, Tanzania’s chief medical officer Tumaini Nagu stated within the assertion.
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“Samples have been taken from the sufferers and the useless in an effort to establish the supply and sort of sickness,” she stated, urging the general public to stay calm however take precautions to keep away from contagion.
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The probe follows an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, that lasted practically 4 months and claimed the lives of 55 folks earlier than the federal government in January declared an finish to it.
Rat fever in Tanzania
Final yr, Tanzania recognized an outbreak of leptospirosis or “rat fever” which killed three folks within the southeastern area of Lindi.
The bacterial an infection is usually unfold by way of consuming water or meals contaminated by contaminated animal urine.
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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan stated on the time that the illness might have been attributable to “rising interplay” between people and wild animals on account of environmental degradation.
