Ebola, Uganda

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 to launch Ebola vaccine trial to fight outbreak that killed nurse
Uganda plans to deploy over 2,000 doses of a candidate vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola. View on euronews
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."
NCDC Tightens Surveillance At Entry Points Amid Ebola Outbreak In Uganda
Last week, the Ugandan Ministry of Health confirmed the outbreak of the disease with one death and has now followed up the contacts.
Ebola vaccines arrive in Uganda, as Kenya tightens border control
The first 2,160 doses of the ebola vaccine have arrived in Kampala as part of outbreak preparedness. Uganda’s Health Ministry on Thursday declared an outbreak after a 32-year-old male nurse working at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala succumbed to the Sudan ebolavirus Wednesday.
Ebola Outbreak: Uganda Set To Start Vaccine Trials
After a nurse died of the Ebola virus, the country has declared Ebola outbreak and is now deploying vaccine against the Sudan strain of the virus.
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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Nigeria on alert after Ebola outbreak confirmed in Uganda – NCDC DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, has announced that the country ...
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 ...
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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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WHO and Partners Enable Access to Candidate Vaccine and Treatments for Outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda [press release]
WHO and partners have immediately boosted their support to the Ugandan government's response to an outbreak of Sudan virus disease outbreak (SVD, part of the Ebola family), including by facilitating ...
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Ebola in Uganda: NCDC strengthens preparedness, advises against non-essential travel
Assures Nigeria remains Ebola-free By Chioma Obinna Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in ...
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The Ebola Virus: Profile Of A Dreaded Killer
Six species of the virus are known to cause disease in humans -- Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, Reston, Tai Forest and Bombali.
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Ebola in Uganda: NCDC ups preparedness, cautions Nigerians on travel
Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...
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Deadly Ebola virus spreads in African state
Uganda has confirmed an Ebola outbreak in its capital Kampala after a 32-year-old man succumbed to the highly contagious ...