Ebola, Uganda

New Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Poses Real Test Of Pandemic Readiness
Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. 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.
US CDC sends health alert on Uganda's Ebola outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak of Ebola cases in Uganda.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak
Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country with three confirmed cases.The first patient, a 32-year-old male nurse, died last week.
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.
Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
Uganda’s Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease on January 30 after getting confirmation from three national reference labs. A person showed symptoms of the disease ...
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
As Trump ends USAID missions, officials fear Ebola outbreak in Uganda may spread
More than a dozen Americans in Uganda are also among those so far known to have been exposed to Sudan virus, the type of ...
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Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
according to Uganda's Ministry of Health. Scientists don't know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the ...
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one ...
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in ...
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Uganda sees 'fastest roll-out' for Ebola vaccine trial: WHO
The death of a nurse last week marked Uganda's sixth outbreak of Ebola Sudan, for which there is no approved vaccine. Of the five other Ebola virus species, just one has licensed vaccines.
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WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
Uganda uses funds from the U.S. Agency for ... The Ugandan outbreak involves a different species of the virus, Ebola Sudan. The IAVI vaccine is made following the approach used by one of the ...