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. 2022 Nov 11;71(45):1457-1459.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7145a5.

Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease Caused by Sudan ebolavirus - Uganda, August-October 2022

Thomas Kiggundu, Alex R Ario, Daniel Kadobera, Benon Kwesiga, Richard Migisha, Issa Makumbi, Daniel Eurien, Zainah Kabami, Joshua Kayiwa, Bernard Lubwama, Denis Okethwangu, Susan Nabadda, Godfrey Bwire, Sophia Mulei, Julie R Harris, Emilio Dirlikov, Arthur G Fitzmaurice, Sandra Nabatanzi, Yonas Tegegn, Allan N Muruta, Daniel Kyabayinze, Amy L Boore, Atek Kagirita, Henry Kyobe-Bosa, Henry G Mwebesa, Diana Atwine, Jane R Aceng Ocero; Uganda Ebola Response Team
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Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease Caused by Sudan ebolavirus - Uganda, August-October 2022

Thomas Kiggundu et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Probable (n = 18) and confirmed (n = 130) cases of Ebola virus disease,* by symptom onset date† — Uganda, August 8–October 31, 2022 Abbreviations: EVD = Ebola virus disease; RT-PCR = reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction. * A probable case was defined as death in a person with suspected EVD who had a direct epidemiologic link to a confirmed case but did not have laboratory-confirmed infection. A confirmed case was a person with EVD who had received positive laboratory test results by RT-PCR or EVD immunoglobulin M serology. † Identified cases as of October 31, 2022. Additional cases with symptom onset on or before October 31, might subsequently be identified.
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