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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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, ...
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An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly ...
Second major Ebola outbreak declared this week as 9 killed and ‘deadly cousin’ virus with 90% mortality rate spreads
Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the capital, Kampala, with the first case being a man who died on ...
Ebola outbreak as young man dies with horror 'unexplained bleeding from multiple sources'
The Ministry of Health Uganda revealed the man presented with a five-day history of "high fever, chest pain, and difficulty ...