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Thursday, 06 February 2025
WHO EPI-WIN Webinar
Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak: What we know
WHEN: 06 February 2025 at 12.00 CET (noon)
WHAT: An overview of the current outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus disease: what we know, the current outbreak in Uganda, and prevention and control measures.
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.
SPEAKERS:
Maria Van Kerkhove, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention (EPP), WHO, welcome remarks (to be confirmed)Anais Legand, Technical Officer, Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers, WHO, Overview on Ebola diseases (includes Sudan Virus disease)Otim Patrick Ramadan, Health Emergency Officer, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Readiness and Response to filovirus diseases
REGISTRATION: [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/02/06/default-calendar/who-epi-win-webinar-sudan-virus-disease-outbreak-what-we-know]
EPI-WIN webpage: [https://www.who.int/teams/epi-win/epi-win-webinars]
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