In September 2014, a single fatal case of Marburg virus was identified in a healthcare worker in Kampala, Uganda. The source of infection was not identified, and no secondary cases were identified. We describe the rapid identification, laboratory diagnosis, and case investigation of the third Marburg virus outbreak in Uganda.
Keywords: Kampala; Marburg virus; Rousettus aegyptiacus; Uganda; fruit bat; viral hemorrhagic fever; viruses; zoonoses.