Ebola, Uganda and World Health Organization

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 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."
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.
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.
NCDC On High Alert Over Ebola Outbreak In Uganda, Cautions Nigerians On Foreign Travel
Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid non-essential travel to countries with
Nurse dies in Uganda in first Ebola virus outbreak since 2022
A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, died after testing positive for Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.
Uganda: Nurse Dies From Ebola As Govt Confirms Virus Outbreak in Kampala
Sudan Ebola was first identified in Sudan in 1976. Other outbreaks have occurred in Uganda (2000, 2012, 2022) and South Sudan.
Hospital nurse dies in Uganda's first Ebola outbreak in two years
Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.
Nigeria Strengthens Ebola Preparedness As Uganda Confirms Outbreak – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has assured Nigerians of heightened surveillance and preparedness following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda.
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.
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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Ebola virus: FG ups surveillance, says Nigeria at ‘moderate’ risk
The federal government has said it has heightened surveillance especially at the points of entry following the outbreak of ...
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No cases of Ebola virus disease yet in Nigeria — NCDC
Following the fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC ...
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 ...