Ebola, Uganda

Trump’s USAID cuts raise concerns over Ebola outbreak in Uganda
US health officials have warned that the Trump administration’s suspension of funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) could worsen the growing Ebola outbreak in Uganda, delaying essential aid and complicating the response.
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.
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.
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola
Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind the country's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.
As Trump ends USAID missions, officials fear Ebola outbreak in Uganda may spread
More than a dozen Americans in Uganda are also among those so far known to have been exposed to Sudan virus, the type of Ebola that had infected the initial case. Those people so
Ebola outbreak under control, says Uganda government
The minister for health, Ruth Aceng, has reassured the public that the country is under the attack of an Ebola outbreak from southern Sudan, adding that the government through the support of development partners in particular the World Health Organization is under control.
WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first-ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus. In a statement, WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
Govt Alerts Nigerians, Activates Emergency Measures Following Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
UNAIDS calls for continuation of essential HIV servicesIn a bid to prevent a recurrence of the deadly Ebola virus, which was brought into Nigeria in 2014 by a Liberian national, the federal government yesterday announced that except for essential services,
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Scientists make major breakthrough that may curb the threat of Ebola: 'Information we should have'
"If we don't know what the wildlife host is, we can't know how, where or when that will be." Scientists make major ...
Ebola explained: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...
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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 reported in African country — here’s what you need to know
An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly ...
Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
Scientists don't know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired ...
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EBOLA: More than 100 contacts of patient under isolation in Mbale
More than 100 contacts of a patient who succumbed to the deadly Sudan Ebola virus are under isolation in Mbale City. Last ...
US officials issue travel warning over Ebola outbreak
Working to stop overseas outbreaks before they reach America was complicated by Trump’s order to stop working with the WHO ...
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Wife, child of late Mulago nurse test positive for Sudan Ebola Virus
The wife, child, and mother of a nurse who succumbed to the Sudan Ebola Virus last week have also tested positive for the ...