Uganda sees 'fastest roll-out' for Ebola vaccine trial

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.
Health officials launch Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda after outbreak
WHO and the Uganda Health Ministry have launched a first-ever vaccine trial for the species of Ebola at the center of an ongoing outbreak in Uganda’s capital city.
Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala
Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country's ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000.
US CDC Sends Health Alert on Uganda's Ebola Outbreak
The agency said although no cases have been reported in the U.S., it was issuing an advisory through its health alert network to raise awareness. On January 29, a male nurse working in Uganda's capital,
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.
CDC advises travelers to be on alert due to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak
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Uganda sees 'fastest roll-out' for Ebola vaccine trial: WHO
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WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
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Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
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Ebola isolation units set up after outbreak in Kampala
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Ugandan starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola
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Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
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Participants engaged in robust discussions around multi-sectoral actions necessary to safeguard communities from emerging ...
Highly contagious Ebola strain infects 7 & leaves 100s quarantined while deadly cousin with 90% mortality rate kills 2
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