Clinicians

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Report a suspected VHF case immediately to ACPHD Acute Communicable Disease Section by phone at (510) 267-3250; after hours call (925) 422-7595 and ask for the Public Health On-call Duty Officer.  

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 is the eighth Ebola outbreak in Uganda since 2000. Currently, no suspected, probable, or confirmed Ebola cases related to this outbreak have been reported in the United States, or outside of Uganda. CDC has issued a Travel Health Notice Level 2: Practice Enhanced Precautions for people traveling to Uganda.  For more information, please see the CDC Han: https://www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han00521.html 

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. Currently, there are no cases of Marburg reported in other African countries or the United States, and the risk of infection with this virus in the U.S. is low. CDC has issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice for persons traveling to Tanzania. 

Resources 

CDC VHF guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/viral-hemorrhagic-fevers/hcp/index.html 

National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center 

National Special Pathogens System (NSPS): System of Care Overview 

All Alameda County Acute Care Hospitals are considered Level 4 facilities, which can identify, isolate, inform, & initiate stabilizing medical care; protect staff; and arrange timely patient transport to minimize impact to normal facility operations.