6 days ago · On 20 September 2022, Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) after samples tested positive for Sudan virus (SUDV) following six suspicious deaths in the country’s central Mubende District.

Feb 1, 2025 · Sudan virus disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever disease, belonging to the same family as Ebola virus disease. It is caused by Sudan virus (SUDV). It is a severe disease with high case fatality.

Sudan virus (SUDV) is one of six known viruses within the genus Ebolavirus and one of the four that causes Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans and other primates; it is the sole member of the species Sudan ebolavirus.

Sudan virus disease is a severe disease, belonging to the same family as Ebola virus disease. It is caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) and can result in high case fatality. It is typically characterized by acute onset of fever with non-specific symptoms/signs (e.g., abdominal pain, anorexia, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, sore throat) usually followed ...

On January 29, 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda officially declared an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense), in the nation’s capital, Kampala. This is the eighth Ebola outbreak in Uganda since 2000.

On 20 September 2022, the health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus (SUDV), after a case was confirmed in a village of Madudu sub-county in Mubende district, central Uganda.

Feb 11, 2025 · Sudan virus disease is essentially a disease very similar to Ebola. The Ebola virus has caused several high-profile outbreaks. The west Africa 2014-16 outbreak was the largest with 28,600 cases ...

6 days ago · Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense) is a rare virus that causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever. It is in the same viral family as Ebola virus (species Orthoebolavirus zairense), which was the cause of the 2014-2015 epidemic in West Africa. Sudan virus has previously caused outbreaks in Uganda and South Sudan.

Jan 1, 2024 · We provide a quick review of up-to-date information on the Uganda outbreak, summary of previous outbreaks, and detail the existing SVD treatment and vaccine candidates. Evolution of disease attributes and the impact on public health were also discussed.

6 days ago · On Jan 30, the Ugandan Ministry of Health announced an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus. Uganda has a history of Sudan virus disease outbreaks, with the previous occurring between September, 2022, and January, 2023, and causing 164 cases and 77 deaths. During a press conference, Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry, confirmed that the current outbreak had ...