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Sudan Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda — a role for cryptic transmission?

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  1. Henry Kyobe Bosa

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

  2. Misaki Wayengera

    1. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

  3. Suzan Nabadda

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  4. Charles Olaro

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  5. Rony Bahatungire

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  6. Samuel Kalungi

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  7. Barnabas Bakamutumaho

    1. Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.

  8. Allan Muruta

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  9. Atek Kagirita

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  10. Haruna Muwonge

    1. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

  11. Andrew Nsawotebba

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  12. Isaac Ssewanyana

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  13. M Njenga Kariuki

    1. Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.

  14. Peter Elyanu

    1. Baylor Children’s Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

  15. Mosoka Fallah

    1. Africa Centres for Disease Control, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

  16. Carolyne Nasimiyu

    1. Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.

  17. Bronwyn Gunn

    1. Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.

  18. Elizabeth Mgamb

    1. World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda.

  19. Patrick Okumu Abok

    1. World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda.

  20. Andrew Niwagaba Bakainaga

    1. Baylor Children’s Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.

  21. Moses L. Joloba

    1. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

  22. Bruce Kirenga

    1. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

  23. Kasonde Mwinga

    1. World Health Organization, Kampala, Uganda.

  24. Diana Atwiine

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

  25. Jane Ruth Aceng

    1. Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.

On 30 January 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV). The outbreak was declared just 3 hours after laboratory confirmation at two national reference laboratories, consistent with International Health Regulations. The index case was detected at Mulago Specialized National Hospital in Kampala, Uganda1.

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Nature Medicine 31, 1054 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41591-025-00012-0

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