Ebola outbreak

A health worker prepares to administer a a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, during a trial, at Mulago Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Photo: AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda via UNB
Africa

Uganda starts Ebola vaccine trial after outbreak kills nurse

The trial, initiated on Monday, specifically aims at health workers and individuals exposed to the virus

An aerial view shows the busy Namirembe road in the Central Business Centre after the health ministry announced an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda's capital, Kampala, 30 January 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, 1 dead

FILE PHOTO: A Ugandan health worker prepares to administer the ebola vaccine to a man in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district, Uganda, June 16, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena/
USA

US sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak

Uganda locks down two districts over Ebola outbreak
Africa

Uganda locks down two districts over Ebola outbreak

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Ebola outbreak in Congo, 2 dead so far

Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Africa

New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo, lab report says

A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 17, 2019/ Reuters
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Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DRC stoke new fears in Africa

Filamentous Ebola virus particles (coloured blue) budding from a chronically-infected VERO E6 cell (coloured yellow). File Photo: Alamy
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Congo announces end to its 11th deadly Ebola outbreak

A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 17, 2019/ Reuters
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Congo hit by a second, simultaneous Ebola outbreak

A health worker fills a syringe with Ebola vaccine before injecting it to a patient, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 5, 2019/Reuters
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Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000