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This was the most severe Ebola outbreak in recorded history in regards to both the number of human cases and fatalities. It began in Guéckédou, Guinea, in December 2013 and spread abroad. [37] [38] [33] Flare-ups of the disease continued into 2016, [39] and the outbreak was declared over on 9 June 2016. Aug–Nov 2014.
Confirmed cases. 164. Deaths. 77. The 2022–2023 Uganda Ebola outbreak was an outbreak of the Sudan ebolavirus, which causes Ebola, from 20 September 2022 until 10 January 2023 in the Western and Central Regions of Uganda. Over 160 people were infected, including 77 people who died. [1] It was Uganda's fifth outbreak with Sudan ebolavirus. [2]
Tropical paediatrics, Health administration. Institutions. St. Mary's Hospital Lacor. Matthew Lukwiya (24 November 1957 – 5 December 2000) was a Ugandan physician and the supervisor of St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, outside of Gulu. He was at the forefront of the 2000 Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda until he died from the disease.
After Uganda’s outbreak, ... This is actually the fifth outbreak of Ebola from the Sudan virus in Uganda since 2000. What is Ebola? Ebola, aka Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), ...
In 2000, Uganda had an outbreak infecting 425 and killing 224; in this case, the Sudan virus was found to be the Ebola species responsible for the outbreak. [1] In 2003, an outbreak in the DRC infected 143 and killed 128, a 90% death rate, the highest of a genus Ebolavirus outbreak to date.
During the 2014–16 Ebola outbreak, centered in West Africa and caused by the Ebola Zaire species, 11 people in the U.S. were treated for the virus. Of the 11, two died — both of whom had been ...
Reston virus was first introduced as a new "strain" of Ebola virus in 1990. In 2000, it received the designation Reston Ebola virus and in 2002, the name was changed to Reston ebolavirus. Previous abbreviations for the virus were EBOV-R (for Ebola virus Reston) and most recently REBOV (for Reston Ebola virus or Reston ebolavirus). The virus ...
October 19, 2022 at 1:30 AM. As an outbreak of Ebola spreads in Uganda, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention remain confident that the virus can be contained. Joel ...