Uganda, Ebola virus disease

Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 14 as new cluster emerges, posing a challenge to health workers
Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease.
New Ebola cluster detected in Uganda, Africa CDC says
A new cluster of Ebola cases has emerged in Uganda, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday, adding that efforts were being made to intensify monitoring and contact-tracing measures.
Second cluster reported in Uganda's Ebola Sudan outbreak
A second illness cluster has been identified in Uganda's Ebola Sudan outbreak, with the latest cases linked to the recently reported death of a 4-year-old boy from the virus, officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said today.
Uganda: U.S. Claims Ebola Funding Was Restored. Ugandan Health Workers Still Haven't Seen the Money
Elon Musk, an unelected US official leading budget cuts, claims funding to contain Uganda's Ebola outbreak "accidentally" ended temporarily. Ugandan officials say the US still offers support, but health workers argue that US help is gone.
WHO says Uganda's Ebola caseload rises to 12
Uganda's Ebola virus caseload has risen to 12, up from 10, with two people who died early last month being considered probable cases, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. On Saturday WHO reported the death of the latest victim of the outbreak,
Two fatal probable cases reported in Uganda's Ebola Sudan outbreak
An investigation into Uganda's latest Ebola Sudan patient, a 4-year-old boy who recently died, revealed that his mother and newborn sibling died a few weeks earlier from likely Ebola virus infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said in its weekly health emergencies update.
Four-year-old dies from Ebola amid new outbreak in Uganda
A four-year-old has been identified as the second patient to die from the Ebola virus in Uganda after a recent outbreak.
UN appeals for funds to help contain Uganda Ebola outbreak
The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to help fund Uganda's response to an Ebola outbreak that has killed two people, after the country's health budget was strained by U.
Three new Ebola cases in Uganda: Africa CDC
Three new Ebola cases have been reported in Uganda, bringing the total to 12 since the outbreak began in late January, the African Union's health agency said Thursday.
Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Grows: 14 Cases and New Cluster Confirmed
Health officials face challenge in containing the outbreak.
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear
Dr. Herbert Luswata, president of the Uganda Medical Association, said that the Ebola response had been badly hampered by the ...
A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak
A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a ...
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Uganda contains Ebola, but warns it’s not over yet
On 18 February, Byegarazo and seven others walked out of treatment centres in Kampala and Mbale, a city in Eastern Uganda, ...
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Musk’s Reckless Ebola Cuts Could Lead to Deadly Pandemics
What does USAID do to prevent the spread of Ebola and other highly infectious and dangerous diseases overseas? So you’ve got two big chunks to that. One is preparedness. You wan ...