Ebola, Uganda and World Health Organization

Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.
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.
US Officials Advise Travelers to Be Careful in Uganda Because of Ebola
U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak
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,
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.
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 ...
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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 breakthrough that may curb the threat of Ebola: 'Information we should have' first ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know
Ebola occurs when someone is infected with orthoebolavirus zairense, which is a virus mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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 ...
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How Sudan virus binds to human cells
The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist. To address this critical ...