Uganda isolates six in monkeypox scare

This rare smallpox-related virus causes flu-like symptoms and a nasty rash, and it can be deadly. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  Daily Monitor

What you need to know:

  • The samples are being taken for laboratory analysis to SA, some 4,800 kilometres away, because Uganda has no reagents and officials confirmed attempts to secure them from the neighbouring DR Congo are still unsuccessful.

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