Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense) and to summarize CDC’s recommendations for U.S. public health departments and clinicians about case identification, …

Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) in Kampala, Mbale, and Wakiso. SVD is a type of Ebola disease caused by infection with the Sudan virus.

12 hours ago · The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.

1 day ago · U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.

4 days ago · On February 3, the CDC issued a Level 1 (Practice Usual Precautions) Travel Notice for Ebola in Uganda. Actions to Take: Visit the CDC Ebola page for more information. Avoid contact with sick people who are showing symptoms. Avoid touching body fluids (blood, sweat, vomit, etc.) from an infected person.

Providing Ebola treatments to Uganda: The first shipment of the monoclonal antibody MBP-134 arrived in Uganda in October and is being distributed by Ugandan health authorities. Building local response capacity: CDC is working with the Ugandan government to establish a mobile laboratory at the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH).

As of October 6, 2022, a total of 44 confirmed cases, 10 confirmed deaths, and 20 probable deaths of EVD have been identified in Uganda. CDC is working closely with the Ministry of Health of Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners to support the response to …

CDC is working with the Ugandan government to establish a mobile laboratory at the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). The mobile laboratory is closer to the MSF Ebola Treatment Unit and has water, and limited power.

Oct 18, 2022 · The Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the first positive case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Uganda in 2022 caused by Sudan virus (species Sudan ebolavirus) on September 20.

1 day ago · The AP (2/5, Stobbe) reports CDC officials “on Wednesday urged Americans traveling to Uganda to take precautions because of an Ebola outbreak – and said they are helping Ugandan health officials respond to the threat.” The health alert “does not call on travelers to steer clear of Uganda, but it does urge enhanced precautions, such as avoiding people with …