A new case of death has been recorded this Monday, April 03, 2023 of a people affected by the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea by the country’s health authorities. “This new case brings to 10 the number of dead people since more than two months that this virus close to …
Read More »Uganda: authorities deny link between Ebola spread and Kampala marathon
The health ministry in Uganda has denied in a press release, allegations that a running event held last weekend at the capital, Kampala, was an Ebola super-spreading event. In the statement, the ministry said no participant at the marathon presented any symptom of the deadly virus. “No Ebola case had …
Read More »Indian lab to produce Ebola vaccine for use in Uganda
The Serum Institute of India said it plans to manufacture 20,000 to 30,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine by the end of November for use in trials against an outbreak in Uganda. The response to Uganda’s outbreak has been blunted by the absence of a proven vaccine against the …
Read More »WHO sets trial date for Ebola vaccines
The head of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday that a clinical trial of vaccines against the Sudan strain of Ebola could begin within weeks in Uganda as the disease reaches the capital Kampala, causing concern. The East African country declared an Ebola outbreak on …
Read More »Ebola virus in Uganda has mutated – researchers
The Ebola virus circulating in Uganda has mutated, according to Prof Pontiano Kaleebu of the Uganda Virus Research Institute. Prof Pontiano Kaleebu says there is however no evidence that it is any more transmissible than the original strain. They analysed samples from the first known case to be tested during …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni provides update on Ebola outbreak
Five people died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday. In a televised address President Museveni said that in addition to five confirmed Ebola fatalities, another 19 deaths in the community were likely due to the disease. …
Read More »Ebola cases on the rise in Uganda
The number of suspected Ebola infections continues to rise in Uganda as the health ministry reported 34 suspected cases and 21 deaths possibly caused by the virus. Health teams are continuing to trace any people that may have come into contact with it. The outbreak began in the central district …
Read More »“There is no evidence of ebola’s presence in Ivory coast”, WHO says
After new analyzes by the Institut Pasteur in Lyon (France) on the samples taken from a young Guinean presented by the Ivorian authorities as infected, the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on Tuesday that there is “no proof” of the presence of the Ebola virus in the country. The World …
Read More »Ivory coast: the first ebola patient is now recovered
Health ministry in Ivory Coast announced that the first person to be tested positive for Ebola virus since 1994 has now recovered. It was about a woman, 18 years old who travelled from Guinea to Abidjan by bus two weeks ago and then tested positive for the ebola disease. Ivory …
Read More »Ivory coast: start of vaccination after detection of Ebola cases
After the confirmation of the first cases of the Ebola epidemic, Ivory coast launches a vaccination program. The announcement was made by the health ministry. The minister said the family of the infected teenager and health workers involved were the first to be given the jab. On Monday, Serge Ehole …
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