Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.

It is also the first clinical trial of the vaccine during an outbreak Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Feb.

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala

The World Health Organization's emergencies director on Friday praised the "fastest roll-out" of an Ebola vaccine trial in the midst of an epidemic, as Uganda responded to its latest outbreak.

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.

Nine people were confirmed to have Ebola virus in Uganda and around 265 others are being monitored under quarantine, health authorities have said. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on January 30.

Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine.