Outbreak history on October 15

Historical outbreak-response milestones recorded on this calendar date, drawn from WHO Disease Outbreak News, CDC archives, and primary epidemiological literature.

• 2000

  Ebola

  Sudan ebolavirus outbreak declared in Gulu, Uganda

  WHO confirmed Sudan ebolavirus as the cause of a rising case cluster around Lacor and Gulu Hospitals in northern Uganda. The outbreak ultimately produced 425 cases and 224 deaths (53% CFR), and was the first large-scale deployment of the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. The ring-infection-control approach developed at Lacor Hospital became the template for subsequent Ebola response.

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