Serious outbreaks of these diseases can kill or debilitate children, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems. (canismajor.com)
There were only 425 cases in the most serious outbreak thus far, in 2000 to 2001 in Uganda *, and many other outbreaks were contained after just a few dozen cases. (sciencemag.org)
There have been other sporadic local transmissions since, all in the southern and central part of the state, with one serious outbreak in 2013 that involved 28 people. (sciencemag.org)