Ebola, Uganda

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 begins Ebola vaccine trial
Uganda began a vaccine trial Monday against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday in a post on the X social media platform that the trial was “initiated
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.
Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak after death of nurse in capital
Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.
Groundbreaking Ebola Vaccination Trial Launches Today in Uganda [press release]
In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus,
WHO prioritises IAVI Sudan Ebola vaccine ring trial amid Uganda outbreak
Makerere University, the Uganda Virus Research Institute and the WHO got the Ebola vaccine trial ready for dosing in just four days.
Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know
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Nine dead of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ with mortality rate of 90% in fresh outbreak triggering ‘pandemic fears’
NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This ...
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Panic over Ebola outbreak as young man dies with horror 'unexplained bleeding from multiple sources'
The average death rate of Ebola is 50 percent, though in some outbreaks, up to 90 percent of sick people have died. Ebola is highly contagious, and a person remains contagious even after they ...
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Patient with Ebola symptoms dies in Tororo
A suspected Ebola patient has died at Tororo General Hospital. Albert Amula, the Tororo Deputy Resident District Commissioner ...
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 ...
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Ugandan Nurse Dies of Ebola
A male nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, the first recorded death by the disease in the East African country since an ...
Disease X Fears Renewed: Nine Die of Ebola-like Eye-bleeding Disease With High Mortality Rate In Fresh Outbreak
At least nine people have died in a fresh outbreak of Marburg virus disease, an eye-bleeding condition in Tanzania, Africa's ...
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Uganda confirms Ebola case in nurse in capital city
Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number ...