BACKGROUND
On January 30, 2025, the Ministry of Health, Uganda (MoH), announced an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus disease (SVD). We describe the epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics of the SVD outbreak in Uganda during January-April, 2025.
METHODS
SVD cases were identified using MoH case definition...
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