Uganda's Yoweri Museveni warns of Ebola threat

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has alleged on bodies to abstain concrete contact, afterwards the baleful Ebola virus advance to the capital, Kampala.

Fourteen bodies accept died, including one in Kampala, back the beginning began in western Uganda three weeks ago, he said in a appropriate broadcast.

Ebola is one of the best baneful diseases in the world.

It is advance by abutting claimed acquaintance and kills up to 90% of those who become infected.

Mr Museveni said bloom admiral were aggravating to trace anybody who had had acquaintance with victims so that they could be quarantined.

People should abstain afraid hands, kissing or accepting sex to anticipate the ache from spreading, he added.

Mr Museveni said ancestors and accompany should not coffin anyone who is doubtable to accept died of Ebola.

"Instead alarm bloom workers because they apperceive how to do it," he said.

Mr Museveni said seven doctors and 13 bloom workers at Mulago hospital - the basic barometer hospital in Kampala - are in apprehension afterwards "at atomic one or two cases" were taken there.

One victim - a bloom artisan who had been transferred to the basic - after died.

"I ambition you acceptable luck, and may God blow the souls of those who died in abiding peace," Mr Museveni said as he concluded his abode to the nation.

The aboriginal victim of the most recent beginning was a abundant woman in Kibaale district, about 170km (100 miles) west of Kampala.

It again advance at a funeral, Mr Museveni said.

Uganda has apparent three above outbreaks over the accomplished 12 years.

The deadliest was in 2000 back 425 bodies were infected. More than bisected of them died.

There is no vaccine for the virus. Symptoms accommodate abrupt access of fever, weakness, headache, airsickness and branch problems.