Ebola, Uganda and Kampala

Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
After the first Ebola death in Uganda in years, a senior health official says authorities in the African nation are "in full control of the situation."
Uganda starts Ebola screening at border points to prevent export of virus
Travelers departing through Uganda's 53 designated border points and Entebbe International Airport, the country's main international gateway, are being screened for the deadly viral hemorrhagic fever, Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at the Ministry of Health, told Xinhua by telephone.
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.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
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.
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.
Ugandan starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola
Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind Sudan's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.
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.
Ebola isolation units set up after outbreak in Kampala
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has set up an 84-bed Ebola isolation and treatment facility in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, following the virus outbreak in the east African country,
WHO launches Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda
WHO said candidate vaccine as well as candidate treatments are being made available through clinical trial protocols to further test for efficacy and safety
Uganda safe for tourism, trade despite Ebola outbreak: health ministry
Uganda's Ministry of Health said Wednesday the country is safe for tourism and trade despite an Ebola outbreak. Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng told reporters in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale that the outbreak is confined to well-defined areas in Kampala,
Uganda: Ebola vaccination trial begins following recent outbreak
In a global first, Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Monday launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
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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.
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Russian sanitary watchdog assisting efforts to prevent Ebola from spreading in Uganda
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Russian specialists are engaged in consultations aimed at preventing Ebola outbreaks in Uganda, ...
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Prime Ebola contact flees as authorities identify another 25
Health authorities in Jinja city have confirmed that all the 25 contacts of the two Ebola patients identified last week have ...