Uganda’s Ministry of Health yesterday officially confirmed an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Mubende District, Uganda.
According to the Ministry, the confirmed case was a 24 year old male a resident Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende District presented with EVD symptoms and later succumbed to death.
Ministry continues to indicate that the clinical team took off samples for testing at UVRI and the results confirmed that the patient was positive for the Ebola-Sudan strain.
As we speak, Health Ministry team and partners have dispatched a Rapid Response Team to Mubende District to support the teams in surveillance, contact tracing, and case management.