Ebola vaccine trial to begin in Uganda

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.
Ebola vaccine trial to begin in Uganda after new outbreak kills nurse
At least 44 contacts of the victim in the current outbreak have been identified, including 30 health workers and patients.
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.
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Health officials worry the unusual strain will spread in crowded Kampala after the death of a male nurse.
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Uganda's health authorities say they are in "in full control of the situation," and are working to contain the outbreak.
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,
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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,
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Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
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Nurse dies from Ebola in Uganda as country declares first virus outbreak since 2022, health ministry says
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