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WHO Warns Against Ugandan Caves

July 14, 2008 at 10:30 AM | 0 Comments

Looks like you'll need to cancel your Ugandan spelunking trip! A Dutch tourist on a cave tour in the African nation came down with the Marburg virus and later died. Now the World Health Organization is warning people against entering caves where bats live, as they are the suspected vector for the virus.

A WHO spokesman tells the BBC:

People should not think about amending their travel plans to Uganda but should not go into caves with bats.

The fatal Marburg virus is similar to Ebola and suffice it to say it's not something you want to catch. If terrifying ailments aren't your thing, perhaps a wildlife spotting trip to neighboring Rwanda is more your speed?

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