East Africa virus

Ebola

Ebola disease is caused by a group of viruses, known as orthoebolaviruses. These viruses can cause serious illness that, without treatment, can cause death. Orthoebolaviruses were discovered in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and are found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
There have been outbreaks in Uganda.

Mpox

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a viral disease that can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. It's caused by the monkeypox virus, which is part of the Poxviridae family, along with the variola virus (smallpox), vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus.
Primarily found in the DRC. The virus spread to Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda.

Dinga Dinga

Dinga Dinga is a mysterious illness that has affected people in the Bundibugyo district of Uganda. The name translates to "shaking like dancing" and refers to the disease's most notable symptom: uncontrollable shaking that resembles dancing. Other symptoms include: fever, extreme weakness, and severe paralysis.

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A flu-like disease has killed dozens of people in two weeks in November 2024 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province, southwestern Congo. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anaemia.