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Hospital nurse dies in Uganda in first Ebola virus outbreak since 2022, health ministry says

Uganda's Ministry of Health confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala after the death of a 32-year-old nurse on January 29, marking the country's first confirmed Ebola fatality since 2023.
Post-Mortem samples confirmed the Sudan Ebola virus strain, and authorities are tracing at least 44 contacts, including 30 health workers, to contain the virus.
A vaccination drive for all identified contacts is set to begin immediately, as health officials urge the public to report suspected cases.
Uganda has faced nine outbreaks of the Sudan Ebola virus since 2000, with the last outbreak in 2022 resulting in 77 deaths out of 164 cases across nine districts.

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