Ebola outbreak confirmed in Uganda

Uganda set to begin Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills nurse
The World Health Organization said in a statement that its support to Uganda's response to the outbreak includes access to 2,160 doses of trial vaccine
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.
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
A Ugandan health official says a nurse died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.
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 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: WHO donates over 2,000 doses of trial vaccine to Uganda
XinhuaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak has killed a health worker in Kampala,
Kenya Announces Strict Burial Protocols After Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
The Ministry of Health has announced strict burial protocols as part of a public alert in response to the declaration of an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Uganda. In a statement on Friday,
Ugandan nurse dies of Ebola
A male nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, the first recorded death by the disease in the East African country since an outbreak ended in 2023, health officials said. The 32-year-old nurse worked at Mulago National Specialised Hospital in Kampala,
Ugandan nurse dies from Ebola — the first recorded fatality since outbreak 2 years ago
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. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital,
Uganda Ebola outbreak kills 1; top signs and symptoms of the deadly disease
A fresh Ebola outbreak has emerged in Uganda, with a 32-year-old male nurse succumbing to the disease in Kampala. The Ministry of Health confirms the case as Sudan Ebola Virus Disease. The outbreak has led to the tracing of 44 contacts and imminent vaccination of those exposed.
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WHO and Partners Enable Access to Candidate Vaccine and Treatments for Outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda [press release]
WHO and partners have immediately boosted their support to the Ugandan government's response to an outbreak of Sudan virus disease outbreak (SVD, part of the Ebola family), including by facilitating ...