Uganda announces Ebola outbreak

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 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.
Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala.
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 health officials warn of Ebola outbreak
Uganda's Health Ministry announced an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda's capital, in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 30, 2025. Despite the news, most Ugandans appeared unaware or unconcerned about the outbreak and went about their business normally.
Kenya on high alert over Sudan Ebola virus outbreak in Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health said on Friday it has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Uganda.
Nurse Dies in First Ebola Outbreak Since 2023
Uganda's health authorities say they are in "in full control of the situation," and are working to contain the outbreak.
Tragic Toll as Ebola Strikes Kampala: A Nurse's Death Marks New Outbreak
A nurse has died from Ebola in Uganda, marking the first fatality since a previous outbreak in 2023. Health officials are investigating the source while monitoring at least 44 contacts. Uganda's history with Ebola is fraught,
Uganda announces Ebola outbreak after one patient dies
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. The country has activated emergency response procedures,
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 Outbreak Strikes Uganda's Capital
Uganda confirms an Ebola virus outbreak in its capital, Kampala, with the first patient, a nurse, succumbing to the disease. This highly infectious virus spreads through bodily fluids and has claimed 55 lives during a previous outbreak.
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