Ebola Outbreak confirmed In Kampala
By Our Writer
KAMPALA
The ministry of health Thursday 30,2025 confirmed Ebola out break in Uganda’s capital, Kampala with atleast one person dead.
The outbreak of the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) in Kampala was confirmed after laboratory tests from three National Reference Laboratories returned positive results.
Addressing the media, Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine provided details about the case and outlined measures to contain the outbreak.
The confirmed case was a 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital who initially developed fever-like symptoms.
Seeking treatment, he visited multiple health facilities, including Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga, Wakiso District, and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale City. He also consulted a traditional healer.
Medics extended him good attention but he suffered multi-organ failure and died on January 29, 2025, at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Post-mortem samples confirmed that he had Sudan Ebola Virus Disease. No more
patients have been noticed sofar over 40 people who were allegedly close to him are isolated and monitored.
The Ministry of Health has urged the public to remain calm and adhere to preventive measures, including maintaining personal hygiene, avoiding direct contact with suspected Ebola patients or their belongings, and seeking immediate medical attention for any flu-like symptoms.
Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) is a severe and often fatal illness caused by the Sudan virus (SUDV), one of the six species of Ebolavirus.
It is distinct from the Zaire ebolavirus, which caused the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in West Africa (2014–2016) and DR Congo.
Sudan Ebola has a high fatality rate, ranging from 40% to 100%, depending on outbreak conditions and medical interventions.
Sudan Ebola was first identified in Sudan in 1976. Other outbreaks have occurred in Uganda (2000, 2012, 2022) and South Sudan.
The 2000 Uganda outbreak was one of the deadliest, with 224 deaths out of 425 cases.
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