Sudan Ebola was first identified in Sudan in 1976. Other outbreaks have occurred in Uganda (2000, 2012, 2022) and South Sudan.

Health officials worry the unusual strain will spread in crowded Kampala after the death of a male nurse.

Dr Diana Atwine, confirmed the case as a 32-year-old male nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital, who died on January 29, 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its northwest, Africa's main health body said on Thursday, though first tests had come up negative.

Uganda's health authorities say they are in "in full control of the situation," and are working to contain the outbreak.

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the capital Kampala, with the first confirmed patient dying from the disease on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. The patient,

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the capital Kampala, with the first confirmed patient dying from the disease on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.

A male nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, the first recorded death by the disease in the East African country since an outbreak ended in 2023, health officials said.

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A Ugandan health official says a nurse died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.

Health officials in Uganda confirmed there is an Ebola virus outbreak in the capital city and that one person has died.