A 32-year-old male nurse from Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, has died from Ebola, marking the first fatality since the country's last outbreak ended earlier this year. The Sudan strain of Ebola was confirmed following postmortem tests. Health authorities are working to trace contacts, with at least 44 identified, including 30 health workers and patients. This is the latest in a string of viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in the East African region.
KAMPALA, Uganda — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.
At least 44 contacts of the victim have been identified, including 30 health workers and patients at Mulago Hospital, according to Uganda’s Ministry of Health. Uganda's last outbreak, discovered in September 2022, killed at least 55 people before it was declared over in January 2023. Emmanuel Batiibwe, a physician who helped lead Uganda's efforts to stop the country's 2022 outbreak, told The Associated Press that he expected a swift response in tracing all possible Ebola contacts in Kampala and elsewhere.
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