Health officials in Uganda confirmed there is an Ebola virus outbreak in the capital city and that one person has died.

Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number of facilities.

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Uganda has confirmed an Ebola outbreak in its capital, Kampala, marking the country's ninth since 2000. The first patient, a nurse, has died. Contact tracing is underway for 44 potential cases amidst the city's dense population.

Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.

Uganda confirms an Ebola virus outbreak in its capital, Kampala, with the first patient, a nurse, succumbing to the disease. This highly infectious virus spreads through bodily fluids and has claimed 55 lives during a previous outbreak.

Ugandan health officials have confirmed the country's first Ebola fatality since 2023, raising concerns about a potential outbreak in the capital, Kampala. A 32-year-old male nurse working at Mulago Hospital,

A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease,

The Democratic Republic of Congo is probing 12 potential Ebola cases in its northwest. Despite initial negative tests, concerns mount as Uganda declares an outbreak. Equateur province, a virus hotspot,

Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its northwest, Africa's main health body said on Thursday, though first tests had come up negative.

Prior to 2014, the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease on record, caused by Sudan ebolavirus, resulted in 425 cases and 224 deaths in Uganda. There are several reasons for the scope and ...