Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

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.
Ebola vaccination trial launched in Uganda, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
Uganda to launch Ebola vaccine trial to fight outbreak that killed nurse
Uganda plans to deploy over 2,000 doses of a candidate vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola. View on euronews
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 – WHO
Uganda started a vaccination trial on Monday for the Ebola Sudan virus four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the World Health Organisation announced, beginning with those deemed at highest risk.
Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
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Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
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In its last outbreak, more than two years ago, Uganda saw 164 cases and 55 confirmed deaths from Ebola. Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years.
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