Apr 23, 2024 · Ebola disease is caused by an infection with an orthoebolavirus. Orthoebolaviruses are found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Orthoebolaviruses can cause serious and often deadly disease, with a mortality rate as high as 80 to 90 percent. There is an FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus (species Zaire orthoebolavirus).

Summary. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory about a recently confirmed outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense) and to summarize CDC’s recommendations for U.S. public health departments and clinicians about case identification, …

1 day ago · The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.

Jan 30, 2025 · Clinical teams should coordinate with public health officials and CDC to assess the risk of Ebola disease based on the clinical presentation and epidemiologic risk factors. This will help determine if testing is needed and what other causes of …

May 6, 2024 · The Ebola virus, Sudan virus, and Bundibugyo virus are the three viruses responsible for most large outbreaks in Africa. The Ebola virus is the deadliest and without treatment, up to 90% of cases are fatal. It caused the 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa, the largest Ebola disease outbreak to date, with more than 28,600 cases reported.

2 days ago · A medical worker disinfects a tent used for suspected Ebola victims inside the Ebola isolation center of Madudu Health Center III, in the village of Madudu, in the Mubende district of Uganda Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

SVD is a type of Ebola disease caused by infection with the Sudan virus. No vaccines or therapeutics have been approved for the prevention or treatment of SVD. Local health authorities in Uganda are working to identify infected people and sources of transmission, conduct investigations, take action to prevent further transmission, and educate ...

Jan 30, 2025 · There is a safe and effective vaccine that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent Ebola disease, called ERVEBO ® ERVEBO ® is only effective against one of the viruses that causes Ebola disease. ERVEBO® should only be given to patients who meet specific criteria.

People and animals, including primates, can become infected with a virus that causes Ebola disease from an animal that carries it. People can also get Ebola disease through contact with the body fluids of an infected person or contaminated objects.

Apr 23, 2024 · Ebola disease symptoms appear 2 to 21 days after someone is exposed to the virus. "Dry" symptoms, like fever and weakness, occur first and can progress to "wet" symptoms, like diarrhea and vomiting. Due to nonspecific symptoms, Ebola disease can be confused with more common infectious diseases.