KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has embarked on a 42-day count-down to end the Sudan Ebola Virus ...

The WHO said strong public engagement, including campaigns to counter misinformation, has helped Uganda reduce fatalities from the virus. The mortality rate for the outbreak stands at 11.1 percent.

Uganda declared the outbreak of the Sudan strain of the highly infectious and often fatal haemorrhagic disease in January. Ebola symptoms include fever, headache and muscle pains. The virus is ...

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The Government of Sweden has announced a $2 million contribution to UNICEF to bolster efforts in tackling the ongoing Sudan ...

"Following the outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease on 30th January, 2025, the Ministry of Health would like to update the general public about an additional positive case in Mulago, a resident ...

The latest outbreak is the sixth time Uganda has detected cases of Ebola. The cause of this new outbreak has been referred to as the Sudan Ebola strain, which does not have an approved vaccine yet.

The Government of Sweden has announced a $2 million [about Shs 7 billion] contribution to UNICEF to bolster efforts in ...

On Tuesday, the east African country confirmed it had recorded 10 cases of the Sudan Ebola strain of the often deadly virus — including that of a nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital ...

But they are still investigating its source. Tracing contacts is key to stemming the spread of Ebola, and there are no approved vaccines for the Sudan strain of Ebola that's infecting people in ...

Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease.