Transmission characteristics of Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda in early 2025
In early 2025, Sudan virus (SUDV) caused an self-limited outbreak in Uganda including a total of 14 cases. We preliminarily assessed the transmission characteristics of Sudan virus disease, estimating mean serial interval of 13.7 days (95% CrI: 12.2, 15.8), and secondary attack rate of 17.8%, and we found a high transmission heterogeneity with 6.1% (95% CrI: 3.3, 12.5) of cases generated 80% of all transmission events. Timely and continuous monitoring of SUDV circulation, and real-time risk assessment were required at the local community level.
Authors
- Shehzad Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-3630)
- Zihan Yuan
- Jun Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9495-1226)
- Zihao Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9002-0483)
- Salihu S. Musa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6335-2335)
- Abdulrazaq G. Habib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-8724)
- Hao Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1850-7040)
- Sukhyun Ryu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-8167)
- Ka Chun Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5610-1298)
- Yang Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-0703)
- Shi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-6149)
- Daihai He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-654X)
- Kai Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6224-8453)
- Yuantao Hao
- Jiashu Xue
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Xinjiang Medical University (CN)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Peking University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (US)
- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Bayero University Kano (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaf036
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00