Uganda's Health Ministry announced an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda's capital, in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 30, 2025. Despite the news, most Ugandans appeared unaware or unconcerned about the outbreak and went about their business normally.

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital,

Atwine said that the employee died from the Sudan strain of Ebola. Health officials reported that he developed a fever, and after multiple lab tests confirmed that he was suffering from Ebola, he was referred to doctors specialized in Ebola treatment.