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. 2023 Jun 9;72(23):639–640. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7223a6

FIGURE.

The figure is a bar graph showing one probable and 24 confirmed human cases of Rift Valley fever occurring in the Mbarara District of Western Uganda during January-March 2023.

Probable* (n = 1) and confirmed (n = 24) human cases of Rift Valley fever — Mbarara District, Western Uganda, January–March 2023

* A probable case was defined as the occurrence of fever with a negative malaria test and two or more symptoms (headache, muscle pain, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea) in a resident of or visitor to Mbarara during or after December 2022 who had a history of livestock contact and died without laboratory testing.

A confirmed case was laboratory-confirmed using Rift Valley fever virus reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction testing or a positive immunoglobulin M enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test result.