Florian Guerre, Hakim Rag, Emmanuel Achor, Nima Omari, Grace Otido, Sophie Durafor, Julia Hintzmann, Eric Kezakarayagwa, Francine Kabatesi, Anatole Nkeshimana, Joseph Nyandoui, Donald Duc Samson , Gwokpan Awin Nikwetu, Michael Rasva Rokore, Lulu Rojok Deng, Maria Ezekielly Kelly, Peter Bernard Muteshigwa Mukama, Alex Magesa, Medardo Behyanga, Abdi Loba, Millicent N’Dia, Peter Rocamar, John Keel, Alice Kabanda, Isabel Mukagatare, Emmanuel Cabariza, Robert Rutaisire, Isaac Sewagnana, Eunice Jennifer Nambozo, Tony Muygui, Godfrey Pimundu, Jurgen May, Michael Katende, Susan Navada, Eric Nzeimana, Muna Affalah
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Since 20 September 2022, Uganda has had an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever caused by the Sudan virus strain.
Within the first 14 days after the outbreak was confirmed, the East African Community mobile testing network provided differential diagnosis with Sudan virus disease at the epicenter of the Mubende Regional Referral Hospital (and neighboring districts), and prepared mobile testing. actively involved in coordinating Activities in five other East African countries.
Locally established mobile lab networks embedded in the National Institutes of Public Health and their respective ministries of health will ensure that biosafety level (BSL)-3/until large-scale international emergency response is initiated. A capacity of four laboratories at the outbreak site.
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