The urban location of the case necessitates a rapid and intense response. ... with five occurring in Uganda and three in Sudan. Uganda last reported an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in 2022.

Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday, but South Sudan's information minister denied the presence of troops, as ...

What you need to know: Many in South Sudan now perceive Uganda as aiding a government viewed by ordinary citizens as oppressive, illegitimate, and disconnected from their plight. Some South ...

A 2022 Sudan virus outbreak also in Uganda resulted in 164 cases and 77 deaths (a fatality rate of 47%). There are no treatments or vaccines against the Sudan virus. Sudan virus disease is ...

The World Health Organization director for Africa said Uganda has started a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine.

Uganda and South Sudan's military spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the potential violation of the arms embargo, which has been in place since July 2018.

Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan as fears grow that the country could descend into civil war. Kampala’s military chief announced on Tuesday that the troops had been sent to help ...

Most outbreaks with this version of the virus have occurred in Uganda, which has had the two worst Ebola Sudan outbreaks — the 2000 Gulu outbreak, where 425 people were infected and 224 died ...

After the civil war erupted in South Sudan in 2013, Uganda deployed its troops in Juba to bolster Kiir's forces against Machar. They were eventually withdrawn in 2015.