Clinicians asked to remain alert in wake of Ebola outbreak in Uganda

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued an advisory to remind U.S. clinicians of best practices for evaluating patients for suspected Ebola in the wake of the recent outbreak in Uganda. While no cases related to that outbreak have been reported in the United States, CDC said health care providers should be alert for and evaluate any patients suspected of having viral hemorrhagic fever or Ebola virus disease, particularly among people who have recently traveled to affected areas in Uganda.