Ebola vaccine Stories

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients after they recover, health minister says
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Health MInister Aceng said 265 contacts remained under "strict quarantine and monitoring" in the capital Kampala, as well as in Jinja and Mbale - two...

Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills nurse
Loreen Wamalwa  |  Feb 04, 2025

The trial, which uses a vaccine provided by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), is seen as a critical step in controlling the outbreak.

Ebola vaccine arrives in Uganda as Kenya remains on high alert
Amina Wako  |  Feb 03, 2025

The trial will target those at the highest risk of infection, including individuals who have had close contact with confirmed or deceased Ebola patien...

Ebola, Marburg viruses outbreak in East Africa poses threat to Kenya's health system
Charity Kilei  |  Jan 31, 2025

Uganda this week confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it.

Ebola: How a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease
The Conversation  |  Dec 14, 2024

The vaccine was deployed during the 2018-2020 Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo under emergency use authorisation.

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