Description of the situation
06 November 1998
Disease Outbreak Reported
The Ministry of Health of Uganda is investigating reports of plague in the district of Arua. Since April, 49 cases have been reported. WHO is awaiting confirmation of the number of deaths. Cases of human plague have been recorded on 3 occasions over the past 30 years: in 1982 (153 cases, 3 deaths); 1986 (340 cases, 27 deaths); and 1993 (167 cases, 18 deaths).