2017 Uganda Marburg virus outbreak
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The 2017 Uganda Marburg virus outbreak was confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 20 October 2017 after there had been an initial fatality due to the virus.[6]
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Initial case= 25 September 2017[1] Declared ended= 2 December 2017[2] | |
Confirmed cases[3] | 2 |
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Probable cases[4] | 1 |
Deaths[5] | 3 |
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The Ugandan Ministry of Health indicated that an individual had died of the virus on 19 October; the following day, 20 October, WHO released a press statement regarding the matter. The eastern part of the country is the affected area where the cases have occurred.[1][3] On 22 October, it was reported that 55 individuals were under surveillance for the virus.[7] On 25 October, the number of individuals rose to 155 in terms of contact tracing[8]