Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

Ugandan starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola
Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind Sudan's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week
WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.
Ebola vaccination trial launched in Uganda, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala
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Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country's ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000.
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Health officials worry the unusual strain will spread in crowded Kampala after the death of a male nurse.
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Ugandan health authorities have initiated a clinical trial for a vaccine targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola, following a recent fatal outbreak. The trial aims to assess the vaccine's efficacy as health workers and affected individuals are prioritized.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial
Uganda began a vaccine trial Monday against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. World Health Organiz
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