Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever confirmed as cause of 12 year old boy’s death

Five people from the same family in Nakasongola District have been placed under close monitoring by health officials following the death of a child from the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). The family who are residents of  Kikoyiro village in Lwampanga sub-county are close contacts of a 12-year-old boy who succumbed to the viral disease.…