Health officials in Uganda confirmed there is an Ebola virus outbreak in the capital city and that one person has died.

Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number of facilities.

Atwine said that the employee died from the Sudan strain of Ebola. Health officials reported that he developed a fever, and after multiple lab tests confirmed that he was suffering from Ebola, he was referred to doctors specialized in Ebola treatment.

Uganda has confirmed an Ebola outbreak in its capital, Kampala, marking the country's ninth since 2000. The first patient, a nurse, has died. Contact tracing is underway for 44 potential cases amidst the city's dense population.

Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.

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Uganda confirms an Ebola virus outbreak in its capital, Kampala, with the first patient, a nurse, succumbing to the disease. This highly infectious virus spreads through bodily fluids and has claimed 55 lives during a previous outbreak.

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, a health official said on Thursday, marking the first recorded death in the country from the severe illness in two years. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital,

It is the East African country's ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000

Fear looms as Uganda confirmed the outbreak of Ebola virus in the capital Kampala. The health ministry on Thursday claimed that one patient has already died after catching major symptoms. Ebola virus marks the East African country’s

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has announced that it had confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse from Mulago National Referral Hospital who had sought treatment at multiple facilities.