Sudan virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates that is due to Orthoebolavirus sudanense (Sudan virus), a viral species belonging to the same genus of the virus causing Ebola virus disease. This webinar will provide an overview of the current outbreak of Sudan virus disease: what we know, the current outbreak in Uganda, and prevention and control measures.
Speakers
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention (EPP), WHO
Dr Anais Legand, Technical Officer, Viral Harmorrhagic Fevers, WHO