The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued today Health Advisory CDCHAN-00477, focused on Uganda's current Sudan Ebolavirus disease (EVD) outbreak.
This is the fifth outbreak of EVD caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda since 2000.
As of October 6, 2022, a total of 44 confirmed cases, ten confirmed deaths, and 20 probable deaths of EVD have been identified in Uganda since the outbreak began in September 2022.
The current Ebola outbreak has a 69% case fatality rate.
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