According to the WHO Disease Outbreak News, on 20 September 2022, Uganda health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola disease, caused by Sudan Virus (SUDV), following laboratory confirmation of a patient from a village in Madudu sub-county, Mubende district, central Uganda.
As of 25 September 2022, a cumulative number of 36 cases (18 confirmed and 18 probable cases) have been reported from Mubende, Kyegegwa and Kassanda districts. Twenty-three deaths have been recorded. Of the total confirmed and suspected cases, 62% are female and 38% are male. There are currently 13 confirmed cases hospitalized. The median age of the cases is 26 years (range 1 year to 60 years). A cumulative number of 223 contacts have been listed.
