Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala hospital nurse

A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease, discovered in September 2022, killed at least 55 people before it was declared over in January 2023.