Ebola, Uganda and CDC

Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
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.
US CDC Sends Health Alert on Uganda's Ebola Outbreak
The alert issued on Thursday is CDC's first since a temporary freeze on external communications was enforced by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Previous outbreaks of the Sudan virus have had a mortality rate of about 50%, the agency said.
New Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Poses Real Test Of Pandemic Readiness
Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species — Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) — genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.
US officials advise travelers to be careful in Uganda because of Ebola
U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.
Ebola Sudan outbreak in Uganda grows to 7 cases
According to the CDC, previous Ebola Sudan outbreaks have a CFR of about 50%. Uganda last reported an Ebola outbreak in 2022, which included 164 cases and 55 deaths (34% CFR). Currently there are no suspected cases of this outbreak outside of Uganda.
CDC advises travelers to be on alert due to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
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