2 days ago · In 2019, Uganda country experienced an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by Zaire ebolavirus following imported cases from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo which was battling a large epidemic in its north-eastern region. Case fatality rates of the Sudan virus have varied from 41% to 100% in past outbreaks.

5 days ago · Ebola diseases (EBOD) are rare, but severe and often fatal viral diseases that affects humans and other primates. There are six species in the genus Ebolavirus, three of which (Bundibugyo, Sudan and Zaire) have previously caused large outbreaks.

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Jan 11, 2023 · This Ebola outbreak was caused by the Sudan ebolavirus, one of six species of the Ebola virus against which no therapeutics and vaccines have been approved yet. However, Uganda’s long experience in responding to epidemics allowed the country to rapidly strengthen critical areas of the response and overcome the lack of these key tools.

Jan 6, 2025 · Kampala. On 20 September 2022, Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV), with the first confirmed case identified at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. Over the course of the outbreak, 164 cases were reported, including 142 confirmed and 22 probable, resulting in 77 deaths and 87 recoveries. The outbreak, which spread across nine districts, posed one ...

Jun 7, 2024 · Kampala - Nabalamu Specious is a survivor of the 2022 Sudan Ebola virus disease Outbreak in Uganda. She contracted the disease while her husband was admitted to the hospital, she offered another patient a drink of water and wiped his sweat. This patient later died of Ebola virus disease (EVD). “When I contracted the Ebola virus disease, I was very ill, I experienced physical pain and mental ...

Sep 20, 2022 · Brazzaville/Kampala – The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country. The Uganda Virus Research Institute confirmed the case after testing a sample taken from a 24-year-old male.

2019, the grandmother and sibling of the 5-year-old boy also developed Ebola-like symptoms and tested positive for Ebola Zaire Virus infection. Unfortunately, all 3 confirmed cases died. A total of 114 contacts of the 3 patients in Uganda were followed up; 74 of the eligible contacts were vaccinated against Ebola.

Since 2000, Uganda has experienced 7 Ebola Virus Disease outbreaks in Northern, Western and Central Uganda. Four of the outbreaks were caused by Ebola Sudan, 1 by Ebola Bundibugyo and 2 by Ebola Zaire. Uganda has reported four previous SVD outbreaks, in 2000, 2011 and two outbreaks in 2012.

South Sudan has detected and investigated 21 Ebola alerts as it continues to ramp up its Ebola virus disease readiness measures. Map showing flood-affected and food-insecure counties in South Sudan, October 2022 Summary Statistics 8.9 M Humanitarian People in Need of Assistance 6.6 M Insecure Severely Food 1.0 M People affected by flooding 15