The ministry of health has confirmed that one of its senior officials is being  monitored after getting into contact with a Marburg patient.

Dr Sheila Ndyanabangi, the principal medical officer mental health is said to have had contact with a patient in Mulago and she is currently in isolation.

The ministry’s public Relations officer Rukia Nakamatte says Dr Ndyanabangi has been advised to avoid public gatherings and direct contact with other people.

The ministry is calling for more vigilance from the public following the outbreak last week of the highly contagious Marburg virus.