1 day ago · The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in the nation's capital, Kampala, who contracted Ebola on Jan. 20 or Jan ...

9 hours ago · Uganda started an Ebola Sudan virus vaccination trial on February 3, 2024, four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the WHO announced, beginning with those deemed at highest risk of the disease.

1 day ago · A medical worker disinfects a tent used for suspected Ebola victims inside the Ebola isolation center of Madudu Health Center III, in the village of Madudu, in the Mubende district of Uganda Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)

2 days ago · USAID, which has ... USAID workers leading the agency’s response to an active Ebola outbreak in Uganda were among those locked out of work systems. Without their involvement, the U.S. could miss ...

4 days ago · A trial vaccine known as rVSV-ZEBOV, used to vaccinate 3,000 people at risk of infection during an outbreak of the Zaire strain of Ebola in eastern Congo between 2018 and 2020, proved effective in containing the spread of the disease there. The confirmation of Ebola in Uganda is the latest in a series of outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers in the east African region.

1 day ago · The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. (Tin, 2/5) AP: US Officials Advise Travelers To Be Careful In Uganda Because Of Ebola U.S. health officials on Wednesday urged Americans traveling to Uganda to take precautions because of an Ebola outbreak — and said they are helping Ugandan health officials respond to the threat.

2 days ago · On Jan. 30, Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola. The total number of cases have now risen to three, with the two additional cases from the family of the deceased, Ministry of Health spokesperson ...

5 days ago · KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, a top health official said Sunday.. A range of scientists are developing research protocols relating to the planned deployment of more than 2,000 doses of a candidate vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, said Pontiano Kaleebu ...

Sep 20, 2023 · USAID’s support to the Ebola response in Uganda demonstrates the Agency’s continued commitment to improve health security across the country. For 61 years, USAID has been a key development partner in Uganda, working with individuals, communities and civil society to improve the lives of Ugandans.

Jan. 11 marked the end of the third largest Ebola outbreak in Uganda’s history. When the outbreak was declared in September 2022, the Ministry of Health, with concerted efforts from development and implementing partners, established a response team and plan to curb its spread and care for the affected.The U.S. government, through agencies including USAID, mobilized resources to support the ...