An outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, caused by a strain for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, is fanning fears across East Africa.
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They want urgent measures, saying Kenya not safe even if its hasn’t reported a case.
standardmedia.co.ke Oct 1 2022 - 14:11
The Ministry of Health says there is no cause for alarm after a suspected case of Ebola in Kakamega County turned negative.
standardmedia.co.ke Oct 1 2022 - 12:53
Acting Health DG Patrick Amoth says no cause for alarm after suspected Ebola case in Kakamega turns negative; surveillance enhanced at all entry po
standardmedia.co.ke Oct 1 2022 - 10:00
Perhaps lessons can be learned on how to cope with the current Ugandan crisis from a British obstetrician’s account of what it was like to be a doc
Forbes Oct 1 2022 - 08:00
Dr Mohammed Ali, 37, who was pursuing a Master of Medicine Degree in Surgery at the Kampala International University, is the first Doctor to die of
standardmedia.co.ke Oct 1 2022 - 04:49
Pupils' books sit abandoned in a classroom at Madudu Catholic Church school, where many students have stayed away due to the risk of Ebola, in
The Goshen News Oct 1 2022 - 03:46
A 37-year-old Tanzanian doctor who has been pursuing a Master of Medicine in Surgery course at Kampala International University has succumbed to Eb
The Citizen Oct 1 2022 - 03:16
A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest outbreak in the cou
Reuters on MSN.com Oct 1 2022 - 02:25
In a remote Ugandan community facing its first Ebola outbreak, testing trouble has added to the score of challenges authorities face
The Washington Post Sep 30 2022 - 23:28
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in Uganda has risen to seven, the health ministry said Friday, after President Yoweri Museveni ruled out a lo
Barron's Sep 30 2022 - 11:55
The biggest Ebola outbreak in human history happened in West Africa from 2014 to 2015.
Medical Xpress Sep 30 2022 - 08:30
More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccin
New Scientist Sep 30 2022 - 07:04
More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccin
New Scientist Sep 30 2022 - 05:24
Ebola is a highly transmissible disease but, aside from vaccination for the Zaire strain, its spread can be prevented through behavioural measures.
The Conversation Sep 30 2022 - 05:15
As President Yoweri Museveni rules out imposing a lockdown to contain an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the East African Community has urged member stat
The Citizen Sep 30 2022 - 03:17
The Health ministry has expressed worry over the failure of the Ebola response team to find a patient who escaped from the Mubende hospital isolati
Daily Monitor Sep 30 2022 - 00:06
President Museveni has ruled out a lockdown as had been suggested by some sections of the public after the outbreak of the Ebola virus.
AllAfrica.com Sep 29 2022 - 22:44
Ebola can be associated with other illnesses such as malaria and typhoid.
YAHOO!News Sep 29 2022 - 17:19
Ebola can be associated with other illnesses such as malaria and typhoid.
YAHOO!News Sep 29 2022 - 17:19
Uganda’s current Ebola virus outbreak has a few similarities.
The Conversation Sep 29 2022 - 07:13
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda is spreading, but because it's a rare strain of the virus, rapid tests are not available.
Devex Sep 29 2022 - 06:42
The alert also goes to all regions that are not on borders but they should take all precautions against the outbreak. Dar es Salaam.
The Citizen Sep 29 2022 - 02:32
Officials say the current outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus may be to blame for at least 23 deaths, and one expert tells CBS News he sees it "getti
CBS News on MSN.com Sep 29 2022 - 02:09
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has ruled out the application of a confinement because of the Ebola outbreak detected in the district of
News 360 on MSN.com Sep 29 2022 - 02:07
A trial of one or possibly two experimental vaccines to protect against the Ebola Sudan virus may begin shortly in Uganda, where there have been at
STAT Sep 29 2022 - 01:45
Five doctors and an anaesthetic officer have been taken into isolation for treatment after contracting Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The Citizen Sep 29 2022 - 00:53
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola virus, saying the country
The Citizen Sep 29 2022 - 00:36
The Ebola epidemic is an emergency and every scope involved in handling the outbreak across all sectors must be treated under the emergency module
Daily Monitor Sep 28 2022 - 23:30
At least five medical workers in Uganda have been confirmed to be infected with the Ebola virus as the outbreak continues to spread in the central
Peace FM Online Sep 28 2022 - 23:07
Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said on Wednesday, but he said he
Reuters Sep 28 2022 - 23:01
Following an outbreak of Ebola in the Ugandan town of Mubende, health authorities in the Kenyan frontier town of Busia have heightened surveillance
MSN Sep 28 2022 - 11:54
Uganda has quickly put in place emergency plans to deal with recent Ebola cases.
MSN Sep 28 2022 - 06:56
Only one case of the virus was confirmed on August 16 and no other case has been identified in the last 42 days.
The Citizen Sep 28 2022 - 05:46
An outbreak of Ebola in the Ugandan town of Mubende has prompted health authorities in the Kenyan frontier town of Busia to heighten surveillance t
YAHOO!News Sep 28 2022 - 05:17
Museveni to address the nation on Ebola as Kasangati registers suspected death.
AllAfrica.com Sep 27 2022 - 23:38
Health officials in Uganda are scrambling to catch up to a burgeoning Ebola outbreak caused by a lesser-seen Ebolavirus species called Sudan virus
Ars Technica Sep 27 2022 - 15:51
The risk of potential serious public health impact from the outbreak within Uganda is considered high, WHO says.
cbc.ca on MSN.com Sep 27 2022 - 14:55
GENEVA - A highly contagious strain of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda is causing a quick and significant rise in the number of cases and fataliti
Big News Network.com Sep 27 2022 - 11:46
The virus appears to be spreading through communities along a key road between Kampala and the Congo border Vaccine-resistant Ebola cases are surgi
The Daily Telegraph on MSN.com Sep 27 2022 - 11:37
As Uganda reports more deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, medical interns at the hospital handling most of the cases have gone o
Voice of America Sep 27 2022 - 11:14
The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an end to its 15th Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of North Kivu, which first emerged on Aug.
Fox News Sep 27 2022 - 11:09
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged in eastern North Kivu province six weeks ago, t
EWN Sport Sep 27 2022 - 10:28
Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the end of its latest Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern province of North Kivu, Health Minister Jean-Ja
Reuters Sep 27 2022 - 04:57
An outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda is a result of Sudan virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.
Newsweek Sep 26 2022 - 22:49
The Ebola taskforce officials in Mubende District, the epicentre of the outbreak, revealed that five out of the deaths have occurred at Mubende Reg
The EastAfrican Sep 26 2022 - 22:37
The World Health Organisation has warned of potential international spread of ebola after up to 36 suspected cases of the virus were detected in Ug
Couriermail Sep 26 2022 - 21:50
Mr Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, said the population and the government should desist from victimising suspected cases and their families
Daily Monitor Sep 26 2022 - 21:48
The Uganda health ministry has confirmed 18 cases of the Ebola disease from the Mubende, Kyegegwa, and Kassanda districts.
Hindustan Times on MSN.com Sep 26 2022 - 18:45
Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreadi
Fox News Sep 26 2022 - 14:27