Ebola

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of diseases that are caused by several distinct families of viruses. Ebola and Marburg diseases are both VHFs. 

On January 29, 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda officially declared an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in the nation’s capital, Kampala. This was the eighth Ebola outbreak in Uganda since 2000, and the outbreak is now over. For more information on Ebola disease, please visit California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/EbolaVirusDisease.aspx. 

On January 14, 2025, the World Health Organization issued a notice of a Marburg outbreak in the Kagera region in northwest Tanzania, which includes nine cases and eight deaths. Marburg is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola virus disease, that can cause serious illness and death. This outbreak is now over.