Hepatitis E in Ouganda

http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDRUG02201.pdf
Hepatitis E was first reported in Uganda in November 2007 when 6 cases were notified in Madi Opei Health centre IV in Kitgum District (now Lamwo District). The epicentre of the epidemic later moved from Acholi Sub-region to Karamoja Sub-region, with the onset in 2009 especially affecting the districts of Kaabong and Kotido. Through concerted efforts, this was controlled in 2010 but at the beginning of 2011, there was a marked upsurge of cases with an average of 18 cases per week reaching a peak of 33 cases in week 19. By end of Epi week 23, a cumulative total of 339 cases (CFR=1.8%) were recorded in Kaabong District alone...