Uganda begins trials of new Ebola vaccine

WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.
Ebola-hit Uganda begins vaccination trial after new outbreak
KAMPALA : Uganda on Monday started the first ever vaccination trial for the Sudan species of the Ebola virus four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the World Health Organization announced.
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Uganda records eight more Ebola cases, over 260 under quarantine
The health ministry says it has recorded eight more cases of the Sudan Ebola Virus bringing the number to nine with one death registered since its ;outbreak.The health ministry on January 30, 2025, confirmed the death of an ;
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