By Ben Musanje
The Health Ministry has confirmed the outbreak of Germany measles alias Rubella in Agago district.
The disease has so far affected 42 children in Kalongo Town Council, mainly pupils at Dr. Ambrosoli primary school and Kingsway Nursery and Primary School.
The Agago District Health Officer Dr. Emmanuel Otto says seven other cases are from the communities in Kalongo Town Council.
He however, says no new case has been recorded since the outbreak was confirmed on April 27th, 2017.
According to Dr. Otto, they haven’t registered any case among adults, adding that 22 infected children are receiving treatment in Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital in Kalongo Town Council.
According to Health Online, rubella is a viral infection that causes a red rash on the body. It presents with fever and swollen lymph nodes. The infection can spread from person to person through contact with droplets from an infected person’s sneeze or cough.
The senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr. Immaculate Ampeir has already issued response guideline asking health workers to stop taking of blood specimens from suspected measles patients for the next 30 days as part of the control measure.
The German measles vaccine was introduced in 1960s though the disease is rare according to health online.
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