Ebola, Uganda and Health

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.
US CDC Sends Health Alert on Uganda's Ebola Outbreak
The alert issued on Thursday is CDC's first since a temporary freeze on external communications was enforced by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Previous outbreaks of the Sudan virus have had a mortality rate of about 50%, the agency said.
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.
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.
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.
Ebola vaccine trial begins in Uganda amid outbreak
Ugandan authorities launched a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one nurse in the capital, Kampala.
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,
Trump Administration Lays Off CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Workers, Threatening Science And Public Health
Center for Disease Control are being let go by the Trump administration, threatening public health and science.
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“Sitting ducks”: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO could put the US at risk for deadly viral outbreaks
The Trump administration is limiting the nation’s ability to respond to infectious disease as Marburg, Ebola rise ...
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US officials advise travelers to be careful in Uganda because of Ebola
U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.
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Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis
Kampala, Uganda – A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September ... given fortnightly rather than daily. “Don’t ask us for case numbers every day – that is not important.
Ebola explained: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variants. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type. Now, trials for another strain are ...
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Ebola breaks out in Uganda as US halts foreign aid
At least one person has died in the country’s latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will ...