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Friday, January 19, 2018

Is it pigs with African Swine Fever? How journalists are describing the animal connection to Uganda Bleeding Eye Fever.

The Sun
Tom Michael, Patrick Knox and Nicola Stow
"The disease is transmitted to humans through tick bites, or through contact with the blood of infected animals especially during slaughter."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5342395/black-eye-fever-south-sudan/

The Express
Vickiie Oliphant
"The disease is spread through contact with infected animals especially during slaughter."
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/905004/Plague-black-death-eye-bleeding-fever-disease-uganda-africa

Live Science

"The disease is spread either through tick bites or through contact with the blood of an infected animal, the WHO says."
https://www.livescience.com/61438-crimean-congo-hemorrhagic-fever-uganda.html

The Daily Star
Henry Holloway                          
" . . . spread to humans via tick bites or contact with raw meat and infected animal blood immediately after slaughter."
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/674262/Outbreak-Africa-Viral-Hemorrhagic-Fever-Uganda-Crimean-Congo-Deaths-Eye-Bleeding-Opendi

Outbreak News Today
Robert Herriman
"The majority of cases have occurred in people involved in the livestock industry, such as agricultural workers, slaughterhouse workers and veterinarians. Human-to-human transmission is possible."
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/uganda-crimean-congo-hemorrhagic-fever-confirmed-nakaseke-child-17225/

The Daily Star
Henry Holloway
"A pregnant woman, and two teenagers all succumbed to a mystery infection along with a number of animals."
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/674262/Outbreak-Africa-Viral-Hemorrhagic-Fever-Uganda-Crimean-Congo-Deaths-Eye-Bleeding-Opendi