WorldAfricaUganda: CCHF virus outbreak update

Uganda: CCHF virus outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak
Threat LensBiologicalWorldAfrica
By Arianna Sottile

Victims

Wounded

5

Date

February 17, 2024

What happened

  • According to the Africa CDC Weekly Event Based Surveillance Report, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) reported an outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Kasagama sub-county, Lyantonde district. A total of 5 probable human cases were reported, and one laboratory-confirmed case.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://africacdc.org/download/africa-cdc-weekly-event-based-surveillance-report-february-2024/

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