The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis The mystery disease striking Uganda’s children
Henry Wasswa in Tumangu, Uganda Under a tall mango tree in the village of Tumangu in Uganda, a young girl called Susan suddenly has a seizure and starts wailing and crying as her friends struggle to restrain her. The 17-year-old’s convulsions last for some 20 minutes. “She has been like that for weeks, waking up in