Health: Health Ministry dismisses claims of Nipah virus outbreak in Uganda.
The Ministry of Health has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of Nipah virus, calling the claims false and misleading.In an official statement, the Ministry said no cases of the virus have been recorded in the country and that all national disease surveillance systems remain fully operational.”Uganda has not registered any case or outbreak of Nipah virus,” said the Director General of Health Services, Dr Charles Olaro.”No alerts, samples, or laboratory results suggestive of Nipah virus have been received or confirmed.”The clarification comes after a video circulated online alleging the presence of the deadly virus in Uganda.Dr Olaro warned that spreading unverified information could create unnecessary fear and panic among the public.
