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, testing, and biosafety ...

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.

5 days 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...

6 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health 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.

5 days ago · Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak of Ebola cases in Uganda. The agency said although ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Event: The Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus disease (SUDV) on January 30, with one death confirmed in Kampala and contact tracing underway in Wakiso District and Mbale District. On February 3, the CDC issued a Level 1 (Practice Usual Precautions) Travel Notice for Ebola in Uganda. Actions to Take:

May 6, 2024 · On September 20, 2022, the Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of Ebola (Sudan virus) in Mubende District, in western Uganda. This announcement came after a patient with a suspected viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) was identified and isolated at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.

Updated Ebola in Uganda February 06, 2025 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.

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).

5 days ago · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 6 released an advisory about an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus disease. There are currently no suspected, probable or confirmed Ebola cases related to the outbreak that have been reported in the United States or outside of ...