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10/31/2022 Research successfully integrated into the Ebola outbreak response in Africa (Nature) Clinical trials conducted during Ebola outbreaks in Africa have been crucial in expanding the capacity to combat the disease. The latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda is expected to further improve knowledge on the disease, including testing new tools and vaccines. 10/27/2022 Moderna Nears […]
Oct 31, 2022
CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient
CNN – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The alert comes as Ohio reported that an individual with monkeypox has died – the third known death of a patient with monkeypox in the United States. Ohio listed […]
Sep 30, 2022
Scientists race to test vaccines for Uganda’s Ebola outbreak
Science – A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update, Uganda has had 18 confirmed and 18 suspected cases of Ebola, […]
Sep 30, 2022
Uganda Ebola cases jump to 50, with 1 more death
CIDRAP – The number of people infected in Uganda’s Ebola Sudan outbreak jumped to 50 today, with 14 more cases added to the total, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region said today on Twitter. One more person died, raising the fatality count to 24. Of the 14 new cases, 13 are lab-confirmed and 1 is listed […]
Sep 30, 2022
Uganda is racing to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak
CBS News – Ugandan Ministry of Health Officials said Tuesday that a total of 36 cases, including 18 confirmed and 18 more listed as probable, had been reported. There were 23 deaths within that number, five among confirmed cases and 18 among probable ones. Officials have confirmed to CBS News separately that five people are confirmed to […]
Sep 29, 2022
Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda
STAT News – A clinical trial of one or perhaps two experimental vaccines designed to protect against the Ebola Sudan virus could soon begin in Uganda, as long as the country agrees to allow the research to take place, an official of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The trial could get underway within a couple […]
Sep 29, 2022
CDC Warns About Enterovirus D68, the Virus Linked to Paralysis in Kids
Prevention – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about an increase of a respiratory illness that’s linked to paralysis in kids. It’s called enterovirus D68, and the CDC says it’s currently on the rise in the U.S. The CDC shared the news in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which points out […]
Sep 29, 2022
Ebola Cases, Fatalities Rise in Uganda
VOA – Uganda health officials declared an outbreak of Ebola a week ago. Five days later, on September 25, they confirmed the disease had infected 36 people, killing 23. It is the first Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda since 2012. A vaccine is available to protect adults from becoming infected […]
Sep 27, 2022
Uganda: Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus
WHO – On 20 September 2022, Uganda health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola disease, caused by Sudan virus, following laboratory confirmation of a patient from a village in Madudu sub-county, Mubende district, central Uganda. As of 25 September 2022, a cumulative number of 18 confirmed and 18 probable cases have been reported from Mubende, […]
Sep 27, 2022
Uganda Ebola outbreak area expands, cases jump to 36, deaths to 23
CIDRAP – Uganda’s health ministry today reported a steady surge in Ebola Sudan cases in the past few days, bringing the total to 36 of which 23 (64%) have proved fatal. In another worrying development, the ministry said yesterday that illnesses have been reported in two more locations, as the affected area expands. Just 4 […]
Sep 27, 2022