WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.
Uganda to launch Ebola vaccine trial to fight outbreak that killed nurse
Uganda plans to deploy over 2,000 doses of a candidate vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola. The World Health Organization (WHO) chief asked global leaders to pressure the US to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency, which will squeeze health programmes in Europe and beyond.
Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
After the first Ebola death in Uganda in years, a senior health official says authorities in the African nation are "in full control of the situation."
Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country's ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000.
Uganda Health Officials Warn of Ebola Outbreak
A day after Uganda's Ministry of Health announced a new Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, most Ugandans appeared unaware or unconcerned about the outbreak and went about their business normally.
Ebola vaccines arrive in Uganda, as Kenya tightens border control
The first 2,160 doses of the ebola vaccine have arrived in Kampala as part of outbreak preparedness. Uganda’s Health Ministry on Thursday declared an outbreak after a 32-year-old male nurse working at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala succumbed to the Sudan ebolavirus Wednesday.
Ebola Outbreak: Uganda Set To Start Vaccine Trials
After a nurse died of the Ebola virus, the country has declared Ebola outbreak and is now deploying vaccine against the Sudan strain of the virus.
Ebola Outbreak In Uganda: Health Officials To Begin Vaccine Trial Soon
Uganda is racing to launch a trial Ebola vaccine after a deadly outbreak in Kampala claimed a nurse’s life. With no approved vaccine for the Sudan strain, officials are accelerating research and regulatory approvals.
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