The Ministry of Health has confirmed Ebola Sudan outbreak in Kampala. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of ministry of health said the confirmed case, designated as the index case, is a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital.
Atwine said the victim initially developed fever-like symptoms and sought treatment at multiple health facilities, including Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga in Wakiso District, and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale City, as well as from a traditional healer
“The patient presented with a five-day history of high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing, which later progressed to unexplained bleeding from multiple body sites. The patient experienced multi-organ failure and succumbed to the illness at Mulago National Referral Hospital on 29th January 2025,” Atwine said.
Atwine added that the post-mortem samples confirmed Sudan Ebola Virus Disease. Currently, no other health care worker or patient on the ward has presented with signs or symptoms of Ebola.
In response, the Ministry has; I. Activated the Incident Management Team and dispatched Rapid Response Teams to both Mbale City and Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga II. So far the contact listing; 44 contacts have so far been listed (30 Health workers and patients from Mulago, 11 Family Members of the deceased,and 4 health workers from Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga)
“The deceased will be accorded a safe and dignified burial to prevent spread of the disease IV. Vaccination of all contacts of the deceased against EVD is set to commence immediately targeting contacts of the deceased,” Atwine said.