Uganda begins trials of new Ebola vaccine

Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored ...
The study comes amid an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus, which has already killed a nurse and infected others. A nurse administers the first injection of the Sudan Ebola vaccine to a ...
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of ... against the Sudan strain of Ebola, Pontiano Kaleebu, executive director of Uganda Virus Research Institute, said.
Uganda began a vaccine trial Monday against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person ... So far, there has been only one death attributed to the virus — a male nurse who worked ...
Vaccine development could help lessen the burden. Most often, Ebola outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire type of the Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus) and the Sudan type (Sudan ebolavirus).
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease, with the first case linked to a 32-year-old nurse in Kampala.
The Health Ministry has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any individuals exhibiting symptoms consistent with ...
At least seven people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious Ebola virus strain in Uganda as ...