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On 20th September 2022, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus (EVD) after a case managed at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in Mubende district was confirmed through testing at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI).
This follows investigations by the National Rapid Response Team of suspicious deaths that had occurred in the district earlier in the month. This is the first time in more than a decade that Uganda reports an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus.
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Four new EVD confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, all from Mubende district, with one new confirmed death
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Cumulative confirmed cases currently are 48
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CFR among confirmed is 17/48 (35%).
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Contacts follow-up rate in the past 24 hours was 95%.