There are no approved vaccines or treatments for Sudan virus disease, which has a 40–70% fatality rate. To curb the ongoing outbreak, Uganda has deployed—under a clinical trial setting—a vaccine ...

The Sudan virus, a close relative of Ebola, has a fatality rate of 50% but remains poorly understood in terms of how it infects cells. Currently, no approved treatments exist. To address this critical ...

In a global first, Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at ...

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GENEVA, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- The World health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the first confirmed death from Sudan virus disease (same family as Ebola ...

Other outbreaks have occurred in Uganda (2000, 2012, 2022) and South Sudan. At least one person has died from Ebola virus in Kampala, the Ministry of Health has said. The outbreak of the Sudan ...

This marks Uganda's eighth recorded Ebola outbreak since the first infection was documented in 2000. The Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever which is transmitted ...

NAIROBI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday it has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in ...

Post-mortem samples confirmed the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (strain),” the ministry said in a statement. Forty-four contacts of the deceased man have been listed for tracing, including 30 ...

The Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever which is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids and tissues. It is one of several strains of the ...

“An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda following confirmation from three national reference laboratories,” Atwine said. Atwine described the victim as ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Nairobi, Feb 1 (IANS) Kenya's Ministry of health has intensified surveillance at all entry points across the country following an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus disease in ...

GENEVA, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the first confirmed death from Sudan virus disease (same family as Ebola Virus) in Uganda involving a 32-year-old ...