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.
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country’s first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.
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,
Nurse dies as Uganda confirms new Ebola outbreak
Unlike the more common Zaire Ebola virus, there is no approved vaccine for the Sudan strain. Symptoms of Ebola
Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Kills 1, WHO Deploys Emergency Team To Kampala
The health ministry of Uganda has confirmed the death of one person due to a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala. This news has also prompted a medical aid team from the WHO to help tackle the disease.
Ebola in Uganda : New outbreak kills nurse in Kampala
Uganda's ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included "high fever,
WHO confirms deadly outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.
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