Hospital nurse dies in Uganda in first Ebola virus outbreak since 2022, health ministry says
- A nurse in Kampala has died from Ebola, marking the first fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023, according to the Ugandan Ministry of Health.
- Post-Mortem tests confirmed the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus in the deceased nurse, who had sought treatment at multiple facilities before dying on January 29.
- Authorities have identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 healthcare workers, and are conducting contact tracing efforts.
- Vaccinations will begin for all identified contacts, although there is currently no approved vaccine for the Sudan strain, as reported by various health officials.
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