KAYUNGA- A cholera outbreak in Kayunga District has killed eight people while 13 others are hospitalised in critical condition.
The district health officer Dr Ahmed Matovu said on Wednesday that the outbreak has so far affected people in Kayonza sub-county, an area that is experiencing heavy rains.
Dr Matovu identified some of the dead as Samuel Ngaziruma, Jesca Namwase and Rodha Naziwanga, all residents of Tindiani and Lwabyatya villages in Kayonza Sub-county. He said the sick have been admitted to Bbaale Health Centre IV and Kayonza Health Centre III.
“Heavy rains coupled with low pit latrine coverage are to blame for the outbreak. Many residents ease themselves in bushes, which waste is washed down into water sources,” Dr Matovu said.
He said a medical team has been dispatched to the area to treat patients and to sensitise residents on how to ensure proper hygiene.
The Kayunga District health educator Mr Ssenoga Mubanda said the pit latrine coverage in the affected area is below 5 per cent, something he said poses a high risk of such poor-hygiene related diseases.
Eight years ago, cholera outbreak killed 15 people in Kayunga District.
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