The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory about a confirmed outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense).
Currently, no suspected, probable, or confirmed Ebola cases related to this outbreak have been reported in the United States or outside of Uganda. However, as a precaution and because there are other viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in East Africa, the CDC is sharing best practices for public health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, and healthcare workers in the United States to raise awareness about this outbreak.