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Today marks 65 days of response to the EVD outbreak, first case was confirmed on 19-Sep-2022.
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Within the past 24 hours, we registered no new confirmed cases, deaths or recoveries.
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Case Fatality Ratio (CFR) among confirmed cases still stands 55/141 (39%).
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A total of 703 contacts actively being followed-up in seven districts, follow-up rate in the past 24 hours was 63.
Background
On 20th September 2022, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus (SVD) 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 followed 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.