<p>Before the outbreak; the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response and emergency management committees, trained personnel and simulation exercises were in place. The outbreak was detected late with high number of health care workers exposed as contacts. Timely response activation, well-coordinated activities and shorter laboratory turnaround time are some of the best practices identified which were enabled by the existing COVID-19 response structures and good collaboration with partners. Challenges identified included; high number of contacts, delayed burial due to the Act not being comprehensive enough to support emergency response; and non-cooperative contacts limited by the unavailability of CCHF contingency plan and guidelines for response.</p>