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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.
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.
New York health officials raise Ebola awareness amid Uganda outbreak
The New York State Department of Health is raising awareness about the Ebola virus following a Health Alert Network issued by the Centers for Disease Control an
As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
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. 21 and died on Jan. 29.
New Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Poses Real Test Of Pandemic Readiness
Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species — Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) — genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.
WHO Releases $2 Million to Support Uganda's Ebola Outbreak Response
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was releasing an additional $2 million to support Uganda's response to its Ebola outbreak, which has killed one person and infected at least eight others.
Health officials warn Uganda Ebola outbreak will spread because of U.S. aid freeze
The Trump administration's foreign aid freeze is happening as a deadly Ebola outbreak spreads in Uganda. Some U.S. health officials are concerned that the situation will only worsen with USAID in limbo.
Uganda Conducts First Ever Ebola Sudan Vaccine Trial
In a global first, Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Feb.03 launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus,
WHO gives Uganda Shs7b for Ebola fight
Last week, Uganda launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus. The Ministry of Health placed 265 contacts under quarantine and strict follow-up measures. Thank you for reading Nation.
Kenya Scales Up Screening for Arrivals From Uganda in Ebola Response
Kenya has stepped up its Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness following confirmed cases in Uganda's capital, Kampala, raising concerns over potential cross-border transmission.The Director General for Health,
Outbreak of 'unexplained bleeding' virus with 50 per cent kill rate confirmed
The virus is similar to Ebola and symptoms include 'unexplained bleeding', vomiting and diarrhoea - an outbreak has been ...
Outbreak recorded of 'unexplained bleeding' for virus that has high death rate
The virus is similar to Ebola and symptoms include 'unexplained bleeding', vomiting and diarrhoea - an outbreak has been ...
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CDC to healthcare leaders: Ensure Ebola readiness
As a precaution, the CDC is urging U.S. healthcare organizations to reinforce Ebola preparedness protocols amid a newly confirmed outbreak in Uganda. The outbreak, caused by the Sudan virus, was ...