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ArticleHealth science reports2023

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda; an East African public health concern.

Sospeter Berling Sospeter, Okereke Promise Udohchukwu, Juvenali Ruaichi, Goodluck Nchasi, Innocent Kitandu Paul, Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Rebecca Susan Dewey

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Article in Health science reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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7 authors.

Sospeter Berling SospeterWeill Bugando School of Medicine Catholic University of Health and Allied Science Mwanza Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-5838-4065
Okereke Promise UdohchukwuFaculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-6801-6207
Juvenali RuaichiWeill Bugando School of Medicine Catholic University of Health and Allied Science Mwanza Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0001-7195-7094
Goodluck NchasiWeill Bugando School of Medicine Catholic University of Health and Allied Science Mwanza Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-1002-0596
Innocent Kitandu PaulWeill Bugando School of Medicine Catholic University of Health and Allied Science Mwanza Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-3994-0457
Andrew Marvin KanyikeDepartment of Internal Medicine Mengo Hospital Kampala Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-8138-9083
Rebecca Susan DeweySir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-3298

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On August 21, 2022, healthcare authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province, bringing the total to 15 outbreaks nationwide. On September 20, 2022, Uganda's authorities declared an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus following a confirmed a case in Mubende district. As of October 6, 2022, the reported numbers of cases were 63, with 29 deaths in Uganda and 1 case with 1 death in DRC, respectively. Ebola virus causes an acute and severely fatal illness, resulting in death within a very short time if left untreated. In addition, these outbreaks in DRC and Uganda pose a major threat to the health and socioeconomic well-being of the people of East Africa due to multiple cross-border activities. Adequate preparations need to be made by the healthcare authorities of the nations concerned; the government, healthcare workers, and the East-African community as a whole have important roles to play in the effective prevention and control of the spread of Ebola virus within and across their borders.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)East AfricaEbolaEbola outbreakUganda

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PMID37529252
PMCPMC10388400

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