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

SEVEN people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious strain of Ebola in Uganda, as scientists race to develop a lifesaving vaccine. This marks a sharp increase from the two ...

Dr Aceng emphasised the relevance of safe, dignified burials for Ebola victims due to the high risk of infection ...

There are no approved vaccines or treatments for Sudan virus disease, which has a 40–70% fatality rate. To curb the ongoing outbreak, Uganda has deployed—under a clinical trial setting—a vaccine ...

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As a precaution, the CDC is urging U.S. healthcare organizations to reinforce Ebola preparedness protocols amid a newly confirmed outbreak in Uganda. The outbreak, caused by the Sudan virus, was ...

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Terre Haute native Erin Soto is shown while working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, feeding a child in India as part of a USAID nutrition program. Soto, now retired, has seen USAID ...

A second strain of H5N1 bird flu has been detected in US cattle Some experts believe that the risk to humans is low Infections have also been detected outside the US, in the United Kingdom European au ...

Freezing aid funds jeopardizes critical healthcare programs and security cooperation with important US allies around the ...

Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first ...

At least one person has died in the country's latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will ...