The Ugandan government announced on January 11 local time that the new round of Ebola outbreaks in the country had ended.
The World Health Organization confirmed the news on the same day.
According to Uganda's "Independent" news, Uganda's Minister of Health Jane Ruth A said on the 11th that the country has had no new Ebola cases for 42 consecutive days.
According to the standards issued by the WHO, the longest incubation period of the Ebola virus is 21 days, and a country can declare the end of the epidemic if there are no new cases for 42 consecutive days.
An Ebola outbreak broke out in central Uganda in September 2022, and the main strain was the relatively rare Sudan-type Ebola virus.
According to the WHO, the last person diagnosed in this round of the epidemic recovered and was discharged from hospital on November 30, 2022. As of that day, Uganda had a total of 142 confirmed cases and more than 50 deaths.
According to news from local Ugandan media on the 11th, the Ugandan Ministry of Health stated that it will continue to support Ebola survivors and provide them with treatment and psychological support services.
(making Jiang Lu)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]