Uganda bat filovirus

This item appears on page 22 of the September 2008 issue.

Several days after returning to the Netherlands from Uganda in June, a 40-year-old woman came down with Marburg haemorrhagic fever. She had visited the “python cave” in the Maramagambo Forest between Queen Elizabeth Park and Kabale and reportedly had contact with a bat. At press time, she remained in critical condition.

It is recommended that travelers avoid entering caves with bat populations.