Tag: Ebola
Promising Ebola vaccine trials
A man gets vaccinated against the Ebola virus, in Kirembo, Uganda, on June 16, 2019. JAMES AKENA/REUTERS It took less than four months to contain the Ebola virus disease (EVD)…
Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is over
Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is over, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Uganda’s Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, announced on Wednesday (January 11th), less than four months after announcing the…
Deadly infectious disease – Ebola in Uganda is defeated – for now – News
contents Breathe a sigh of relief in Uganda: After 42 days without infection, the government can declare the Ebola outbreak over. The first Ebola case was detected in Uganda almost…
“Downward trend” in the number of Ebola cases, according to the government
An isolation center for patients suspected of having Ebola hemorrhagic fever, in Mubende, in October 2022. BADRU KATUMBA / AFP Ugandan authorities observe a “downward trend in the number of…
PHOTO SERIES – When the figures come in the yellow coats: how Uganda copes with everyday life with the Ebola virus
The Ebola virus has broken out in Uganda. Educational work, patient transport, burials: the Ugandan Red Cross is fighting the virus with protective suits, gloves and boots. The reality of…
In Uganda, the race against time in the face of the Ebola epidemic
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Deadly Ebola outbreak – Difficult fight against Ebola in Uganda – News
contents There is no vaccination against the current variant. Many hospitals lack equipment. 37 patients died. In the heart of Uganda lies the small town of Mubende, a local trading…
Uganda: Ebola death toll rises to 19
A health officer is distributing leaflets in Kirembo to inform people there how to protect themselves from Ebola. James Akena/Reuters (dpa) The death toll after another Ebola outbreak in Uganda…
Uganda announces first death from Ebola since 2019
The Ugandan Minister of Health announced on Tuesday the presence of an “epidemic” of the Ebola virus in Uganda, which caused the death of a man in the center of…
Uganda: One dead in Ebola outbreak
Now the neighboring country of Congo is also affected: the government reports an Ebola outbreak in the Mubende district. 2019: A child in Kirembo, Uganda is vaccinated against Ebola. James…
the government confirms a case of Ebola in the east of the country
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed a new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the east of the country, which health authorities had been…
A suspected case of Ebola in eastern DRC-WHO
DAKAR, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the east of the country, the World Health…