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Uganda’s capital races to curb spread of Ebola [1]

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Date: 2022-11

Kampala – Uganda declared an outbreak of the Sudan ebolavirus on 20 September 2022 in the country’s central Mubende district, which is about a two-hour drive away from the capital, Kampala. Some Ebola patients travelled from the outbreak epicentre to Kampala in search of care and by 7 November, there were 17 confirmed cases in the city. Stemming the spread of the virus in a densely populated urban area poses difficulties, as the population is highly mobile. Close-proximity living, and, in some areas, inadequate access to proper sanitation, increases the risk of infection.

The health authorities have acted swiftly to mount a robust contact tracing system that has helped to quickly isolate and monitor contacts, as well as provide care to those in need. Public awareness efforts as well as preventive measures are also being reinforced in the city.

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