Uganda: Budongo and Bwindi declared free of river blindness
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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uganda Ministry of Health has declared the Budongo (Masindi, Hoima, Buliisa) and Bwindi (Kisoro, Rubanda, Kanungu) foci as free of river blindness transmission and reclassified the last endemic area, Lhubiriha focus (Kasese district), as suspected transmission interruption. The 15th meeting of the Uganda Onchocerciasis Elimination Expert Advisory Committee (UOEEAC) of the Ministry of [...]
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