WHO confirms Ebola outbreak in Uganda as health worker dies

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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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WHO confirms Ebola outbreak in Uganda as health worker dies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease, SVD, a deadly strain of Ebola, in Uganda, following the death of a health worker in the capital, Kampala. Authorities reported that the victim, a nurse, died after seeking medical treatment for fever-like symptoms. The WHO has warned that the presence of the virus in a densely populated urban area requires an urgent and intensive response. Although no other hea…

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WHO says mobilizing efforts to contain ebolavirus in Uganda

World Health Organization (WHO) says it is mobilizing efforts to support health authorities in Uganda to swiftly contain the outbreak of ebolavirus that the country recently declared, putting neighboring South Sudan on alert. On January 30, Uganda’s Ministry of Health said it has confirmed an outbreak of the relatively rare Sudan ebolavirus with one case in Kampala, following examination from 3 national reference laboratories. Dr. Diana Atwine –…

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The health situation in Sudan is at a delicate moment: the outbreak of the disease due to the SVD virus (Sudan virus disease), which is part of the Ebola family, has caused the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene, thus providing those affected with access to a vaccine and certain treatments. According to WHO, the first 2,160 are already in Kampala, Uganda, as they were sent as part of the country's preparedness for the outbreak. Treatme…

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Uganda Confirms Outbreak of Ebola in Capital City – altnews.org

by John Hayward, Breitbart: Ugandan officials on Thursday confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the capital city of Kampala, with one

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WHO donates over 2000 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda...

Last Updated on February 1, 2025 by Kampala, Feb 1 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak has killed a health worker in Kampala, the country’s capital. WHO is working […] The post WHO donates over 2000 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda following new outbreak appeared first on THIP Media.