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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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