G.h Code: GHL2022.D11.1D60.0
A line list outbreak identifier is of the following form:GHLYYYY.D11.CODE, comprising of these parts:
GHL: indicating this is a Global.health line list
YYYY: Year the outbreak began
D11: indicating that we are using ICD-11 codes for the rest of the identifier
ICD-11 CODE: Four letter alphanumeric code representing the pathogen. For a full list see: https://icd.who.int
Affected Area: Uganda
Affected Area provides the spatial reach of the outbreak.
Timespan: August 2022 - November 2022
Timespan provides the start and end date for data related to this outbreak.
Status: Inactive
Status refers to the status for data curation as Inactive or Active. Active outbreaks are currently being updated. Inactive outbreaks are no longer being updated.The repository contains dated records of curated Ebola cases from the 2022 outbreak in Uganda.
On 20 September 2022, Uganda declared an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan ebolavirus species, after the confirmation of a case in Mubende district, the country’s first outbreak of this strain in over a decade. Our line list provided situational awareness during a critical time in the outbreak as authorities worked towards containment. This Ebola outbreak ended up ranking in the top 10 largest Ebola outbreaks ever recorded in terms of case magnitude with 164 cases (142 confirmed + 22 probable) and 55 confirmed deaths.
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