At least two people have been killed and seven others infected with the Sudan strain of the highly contagious Ebola virus in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. The authorities have also put more than 40 people who came in contact with the victims—a male nurse and his wife—in quarantine, and a hundred others are now being traced. Read on to know more. At least seven people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious Ebola virus strain in Uganda as scientists race to develop a lifesaving vaccine. According to authorities, this is a sharp rise from the two cases reported just a few days ago in the capital, Kampala. In neighboring Tanzania, nine people lost their lives last month after being diagnosed with Marburg—an infectious cousin of Ebola. Doctors say the patient in Uganda—a male nurse—had sought treatment at various healthcare facilities after developing fever-like symptoms. He visited a government hospital in Mbale, around 150 miles east of Kampala, near the border with Kenya. The 32-year-old died ten days later from the Sudan strain of Ebola, with his wife becoming the outbreak’s second victim. The authorities have at least put more than 40 people who came into contact with the couple in quarantine, and a hundred others are now being traced. It is the first time that Uganda has reported a confirmed outbreak of Ebola since 2022, when at least 164 people were infected, leading to 55 deaths.