It is important, as a matter of epidemiology, to note that Tanzania shares a border with… Uganda, where the last Ebola flare-up originated, late last Fall.
But it is also possible that this could be a travelling chain, from a nearby Guinea outbreak, as well — as it is still in the throes of a Marburg outbreak. We may only hope that it is a strain of Ebola that is highly-responsive to the existing approved vaccines. We shall see — but here is the latest, in the clearly troubling news:
…Health officials in Tanzania are investigating an illness that killed five people in the country’s northwest with Ebola-like symptoms, raising fears that it could be the deadly virus.
Tanzania’s Ministry of Health late Thursday issued a statement saying seven people in northwest Kagera region showed symptoms such as fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure.
The Kagera province / region borders Tanzania’s northern neighbor Uganda, which had an outbreak of the rare Sudan strain of Ebola from September last year to January that was blamed for 77 deaths….
Now you know. Here is to hoping that the Tangerine stain is… booked, fingerprinted (and likely bailed out) — by Tuesday night. That would (on balance) be good news, indeed. It would be… progress. Out, on a clear but zero degree wind chill Second Round Saturday. Let’s go, Marquette (and Northwestern)!
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