The World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial in response to the latest Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species—Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV)—genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak of Ebola cases in Uganda.

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.

Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country with three confirmed cases.The first patient, a 32-year-old male nurse, died last week.

MBALE, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday the country is safe for tourism and trade despite an Ebola outbreak. Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng told reporters in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale that the outbreak is confined to well-defined areas in Kampala,

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.

U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak