2022–2023 Uganda Ebola outbreak
| 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak | |
|---|---|
 Mubende District | |
| Disease | Ebola virus disease |
| Virus strain | Sudan ebolavirus |
| Location | Mubende District, Uganda |
| Date | 20 September 2022–present |
| Confirmed cases | 36 |
Deaths | 23 |
2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak is a current outbreak of the Ebola virus in Mubende District, Uganda. Twenty-three people are confirmed dead due to the virus, with a total of 36 of confirmed and suspected cases.[1] The infections were decleared as an outbreak on 20 September 2022.[2]
Transmission
Ebola is mainly spread from bodily fluids. The average percentage of death from Ebola is 50%[3]. In recent outbreaks were 25% to 90%.[3]
Disease
SUDV is one of four ebolaviruses that causes Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans (in the literature also often referred to as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, EHF). EVD due to SUDV infection cannot be differentiated from EVD caused by other ebolaviruses by clinical observation alone. The strain is less transmissible than ebola Zaire.[4]
| Year | Geographic location | Human cases/deaths (case-fatality rate)/Notes |
| 1976 | Juba, Maridi, Nzara, and Tembura, South Sudan | 284/151 (53%) |
| 1979 | Nzara, South Sudan | 34/22 (65%) |
| 2000–2001 | Gulu, Mbarara, and Masindi Districts, Uganda | 425/224 (53%) /Largest outbreak to date of SUDV |
| 2004 | Yambio County, South Sudan | 17/7 (41%) |
| 2011 | Luweero District, Uganda | 1/1 (100%) |
| 2014 | Equateur, Congo | 0/1 (0%)* /Two strains reported, one Sudan and one Sudan/Zaire Hybrid to 24/08/2014 |
References
- ^ "Ebola infections grow in Uganda as death toll rises to 23". CNN. 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Ebola Cases, Fatalities Rise in Uganda". VOA. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Ebola virus disease". www.who.int. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Ruiz, Sara I.; Zumbrun, Elizabeth E.; Nalca, Aysegul (1 January 2013). "Chapter 38 - Animal Models of Human Viral Diseases". Animal Models for the Study of Human Disease. Academic Press. pp. 927–970. ISBN 978-0-12-415894-8. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Ebola outbreak: DR Congo confirms two deaths". BBC. 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus – Uganda". www.who.int. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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