2017 uganda marburg virus outbreak 2017 uganda marburg virus outbreak the 2017 uganda marburg virus outbreak was confirmed by the world health organization (who) on 20 october 2017 after there had been an initial fatality due to the virus. uganda marburg outbreak 2017initial case= 25 september 2017 declared ended= 2 december 2017ugandaugandauganda (orthographic projection)confirmed cases2probable cases1deaths3 the ugandan ministry of health indicated that an individual had died of the virus on 19 october; the following day, 20 october, who released a press statement regarding the matter. the eastern part of the country is the affected area where the cases have occurred. on 22 october, it was reported that 55 individuals were under surveillance for the virus. on 25 october, the number of individuals rose to 155 in terms of contact tracing virology and epidemiology main article: viral hemorrhagic fever marburg virus according to the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc), the marburg virus was first recognised in 1967. in terms of diagnosis the presentation is similar to malaria or typhoid fever and therefore not easy to identify (diagnose). the marburg virus is considered a filovirus, which is the same as the ebola virus in terms of viral classification. according to mehedi, et al. macrophages, monocytes, and dendritic cells, are what the virus attacks due to their importance in the human bodies normal mechanism according to the world health organization there is currently no treatment for the disease. as of 11 november 2017, according to the ministry of health no new cases have been reported to this point the report originates from kampala. on 8 december the world health organization declared the end to the outbreak in the country of uganda due to two 21-day quarantine periods other outbreaks main article: marburg virus disease § epidemiology the table lists a subset of the marburg virus disease outbreaks, which have occurred specifically in uganda: marburg virus disease outbreaks in uganda year country virus human cases human deaths case fatality rate reference 2007 uganda marv & ravv 2 1 50% 2008 uganda netherlands united states marv 2 1 50% 2012 uganda marv 18 9 50% 2014 uganda marv 1 1 100% 2017 uganda marv 3 3 100%