In response to the recent Sudan Ebola Virus Disease outbreak confirmed on January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced an additional $2 million fund to aid Uganda. These funds, released from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies, supplement Uganda's ongoing efforts in disease surveillance, laboratory management, logistical support, infection prevention, control in hospitals…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues directives through its Health Alert Network (HAN), providing crucial guidance to the U.S public health departments and clinicians. One such directive is a Health Advisory pertaining to the recent outburst of Ebola disease in Uganda. This has been traced back to the Sudan Orthoebolavirus Sudanense virus.…