Ebola, Uganda

Ebola Outbreak In Uganda: A Real Test Of Pandemic Readiness
The World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial in response to the latest Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species—Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV)—genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.
Uganda announces Ebola outbreak after one patient dies
In its last outbreak, more than two years ago, Uganda saw 164 cases and 55 confirmed deaths from Ebola. Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years.
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country’s first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
KAMPALA, Uganda — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.
US CDC Sends Health Alert on Uganda's Ebola Outbreak
The agency said although no cases have been reported in the U.S., it was issuing an advisory through its health alert network to raise awareness. On January 29, a male nurse working in Uganda's capital,
CDC advises travelers to be on alert due to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak
Ebola outbreak under control, says Uganda government
The minister for health, Ruth Aceng, has reassured the public that the country is under the attack of an Ebola outbreak from southern Sudan, adding that the government through the support of development partners in particular the World Health Organization is under control.
US Officials Advise Travelers to Be Careful in Uganda Because of Ebola
U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak
Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
Uganda has had multiple Ebola outbreaks, including one in 2000 that killed hundreds. A 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West ...
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Uganda starts clinical trial to combat Sudan strain of Ebola
Uganda has kicked off a clinical trial of a vaccine against Ebola that killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
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Ebola-hit Uganda begins vaccination trial: WHO
GENEVA - Uganda on Monday started the first-ever vaccination trial for the Sudan species of the Ebola virus four days after ...
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Ebola Outbreak In Uganda: Health Officials Set To Launch Urgent Vaccine Trial
Uganda battles a deadly Ebola outbreak as health officials rush to launch a trial vaccine against the Sudan strain With no ...
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Uganda: Mbale City Authorities Stop Relatives From Exhuming Ebola Victim
Mbale City authorities have denied allegations that the body of an Ebola victim recently buried in their area, was exhumed.
Ebola explained: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway.What you need to know:. Most often, Ebola outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire type of the Ebola virus and the Sudan type.
Second major Ebola outbreak declared this week as 9 killed and ‘deadly cousin’ virus with 90% mortality rate spreads
Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the capital, Kampala, with the first case being a man who died on ...
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Uganda: Nurse Dies From Ebola As Govt Confirms Virus Outbreak in Kampala
It is distinct from the Zaire ebolavirus, which caused the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in West Africa (2014-2016) and DR ...
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If you get Ebola, don't forget to thank Trump | Opinion
The last time Americans faced the possible spread of Ebola to U.S. territory, in 2014, Donald Trump irresponsibly stoked ...