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 was the eighth Ebola outbreak in Uganda since 2000, and the outbreak is now over.

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. The outbreak is now over. 

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.