Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine.

Ugandan authorities launched a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one nurse in the capital, Kampala.

It is also the first clinical trial of the vaccine during an outbreak Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Feb.

Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week

Health workers wearing protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre. Uganda confirmed nine Ebola cases on February 10, 2025, following an outbreak first announced on January 30, 2025. Uganda’s Ministry of Health has reported six new cases of Ebola as the country struggles to contain the new outbreak that was first announced on January 30.

Nine people were confirmed to have Ebola virus in Uganda and around 265 others are being monitored under quarantine, health authorities have said. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on January 30.