Overview

• The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ugandan health authorities declared the Ebola outbreak in Kampala officially over on April 26, 2025.
• The outbreak, which began in early February, recorded 14 cases, including 4 fatalities and 10 recoveries, with 534 contacts monitored.
• The last patient was discharged on March 15, and a 42-day observation period without new infections followed WHO guidelines for declaring containment.
• This outbreak involved the Sudan strain of Ebola, a highly lethal variant for which no licensed vaccine exists, though a WHO-supported vaccine trial is ongoing.
• Antiviral treatments, including Remdesivir, were administered during the outbreak, marking Uganda's second Ebola event in three years after previous major regional outbreaks.