Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda SitRep - 10
On 20th September 2022, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of EVD after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed in the Mubende district. The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) confirmed the case after testing a sample from a 24-year-old male managed at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). This follows investigations by the National Rapid Response team of suspicious deaths that had occurred in the district earlier in the month. This is the first time in more than a decade that Uganda reports an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus.
- EVD infection has been detected in one additional district – Kagadi, bringing the total affected districts to four: Mubende, Kyegegwa, Kassanda and Kagadi.
- Four (04) new infections have been detected in the past 24 hours - three in Mubende, one in Kagadi.
- One (01) new confirmed death has been reported from Kagadi.
- Cumulative cases currently stand at 54, of which 35 are confirmed.
- Cumulative fatalities currently stand at 25, of which 08 are confirmed. CFR among confirmed is 08/35 (22.9%).
