Category: Ebola
Zooming in on the structure of the lethal Ebola virus
Phys.org Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, but since it was first identified in 1976, there have actually been more than 20 serious Ebola incidents. […]
Mar 26, 2025
WHO says Uganda’s Ebola caseload rises to 12
Reuters Uganda’s Ebola virus caseload has risen to 12, up from 10, with two people who died early last month being considered probable cases, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. On Saturday WHO reported the death of the latest victim of the outbreak, a four-year-old boy who died last week at the country’s national referral hospital, […]
Mar 5, 2025
Uganda’s final push to end Ebola
WHO Uganda has entered a crucial 42-day countdown in its battle against the Sudan virus disease (SVD) outbreak, which belongs to the same family as Ebola virus disease. This is a pivotal period that will determine whether the outbreak is officially declared over. Following the full recovery and discharge of all confirmed cases, the Ministry […]
Feb 26, 2025
Red Cross launches an appeal to respond to Uganda’s Eighth Ebola outbreak
IFRC The International Federation of the Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an Emergency Appeal for 6 million Swiss francs to help contain Uganda’s eighth Ebola outbreak since 2000, caused by the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD), which has already resulted in nine confirmed cases, including one death. Since the outbreak was declared on 30 January […]
Feb 26, 2025
Uganda discharges Ebola patients
BBC Uganda has discharged eight patients who have recovered from the Sudan strain of Ebola after they tested negative twice, health officials have said. The disease has killed one person and infected eight others since an outbreak was reported last month, but 265 people, who were listed for monitoring, remain in quarantine. This is the […]
Feb 19, 2025
Uganda New Ebola Outbreak ‘Contained’: Minister
AL 24 News The recent outbreak of Ebola in Uganda has been deemed “contained,” according to the Minister of Health. This statement follows the announcement that eight patients who contracted the often deadly hemorrhagic fever have fully recovered. “Currently, the spread of Ebola is under control thanks to the robust measures implemented by the government […]
Feb 19, 2025
Ebola Virus Strikes Again
MedPage Today On the first day of President Trump’s second term, he signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO). In an ironic twist of fate just 10 days later, a 32-year-old Ugandan nurse had a positive post-mortem test for a deadly filovirus. But unlike Ebola Zaire virus, its close viral kin, this man’s killer […]
Feb 18, 2025
Uganda confirms 2 new Ebola cases, total rises to 9
BNO News Two new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the outbreak affecting Uganda, bringing the total to nine, according to the country’s health ministry. The new cases were confirmed by Uganda’s Ministry of Health in a statement on Monday, according to Reuters. Of the nine total cases, one death has been confirmed, while the remaining […]
Feb 12, 2025
Number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda rises to nine
Reuters The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda has risen to nine from three, the country’s health ministry said. The East African country declared an outbreak of the severe, often-fatal viral infection late last month. The latest outbreak is being driven by the Sudan strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine. Uganda’s […]
Feb 11, 2025
Uganda: 25 contacts of Ebola patients traced in Jinja city
The Independent The Senior Health Educator of Jinja City, Sayyid Kalume, has confirmed that 25 contacts of the two Ebola patients identified last week have been traced. The majority of these contacts are family members and neighbors of the patients, who were isolated after testing positive for the Ebola virus. The two patients—a child and […]
Feb 5, 2025