Addis Ababa, September 21, 2022 (Walta) – The Ugandan Ministry of Health announced an outbreak of Ebola Virus in Mubende district in the central part of the country, following a confirmed case in Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.
According to Africa CDC, the case was a 24 years old male from Ngabano Village in Madudu Sub-County, who was referred and admitted to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.
“After five days of hospitalization, the patient died on 19 September 2022,” said Africa CDC in its press statement released yesterday.
“Investigation regarding the possible sources of infection and list contacts is going on. Preliminary investigation reports have revealed six unexplained community and health facility deaths in the same district. However, more information is needed to establish the epidemiological linkage between these deaths to the confirmed case,” it adds.
The Uganda Ministry of Health has dispatched National Rapid Response Teams to Mubende, Kiboga and Mityana districts and activated the national task force as part of its immediate response to the outbreak.
So far, a team of experts from the Africa CDC Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) and Headquarters have been deployed to Uganda.
“We are preparing to deploy more experts to support contact tracing and outbreak investigation in the affected region. AUC/Africa CDC will continue to work with the health authorities in Uganda to deploy more emergency response support, supplies and equipment as needed,” reads the statement.