Ebola, Uganda

Ebola Sudan outbreak in Uganda grows to 7 cases
According to the CDC, previous Ebola Sudan outbreaks have a CFR of about 50%. Uganda last reported an Ebola outbreak in 2022, which included 164 cases and 55 deaths (34% CFR). Currently there are no suspected cases of this outbreak outside of Uganda.
Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis
Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.
US CDC sends health alert on Uganda's Ebola outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak of Ebola cases in Uganda.
Uganda Ebola Sudan outbreak total rises to 2, with more cases suspected
Confirmation of Ebola Sudan in Uganda poses a high risk of further spread owing to the index patient's movements across multiple districts and healthcare facilities, the WHO said. It added that rapid containment is critical, because of Kampala's dense population and Mbale's location near the border with Kenya.
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.
CDC advises travelers to be on alert due to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak
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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A new Ebola Sudan vaccine trial is underway
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Ugandan 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 Sudan's latest outbreak ...
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Deadlier Than Ebola: How Sudan Virus Hijacks Human Cells
Cryo-EM structure of Sudan ebolavirus glycoprotein complexed with its human endosomal receptor NPC1 - (https://www.nature.com ...
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WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
The Ugandan outbreak involves a different species of the virus, Ebola Sudan. The IAVI vaccine is made following the approach used by one of the licensed Ebola Zaire vaccines, Merck’s Ervebo.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in ...
First Participants Vaccinated with IAVI’s Ebola Sudan Vaccine Candidate in Uganda Amid Ebola Outbreak
The vaccine candidate is being evaluated in a ring vaccination trial as part of a comprehensive public health response NEW ...
Ebola Kills 2 and Infects 7 in Ugandan Capital Kampala; What is the Sudan Stain of the Highly Contagious Virus?
At least seven people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious Ebola virus strain in Uganda as ...