Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola
Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind the country's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week
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Ebola: Uganda launches vaccine trial for Sudan strain amid outbreak
Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and other partners have launched the first-ever vaccine trial against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus. This marks a global milestone in the fight against the specific strain of the virus confirmed in Uganda on 30 January, according to a WHO statement on Tuesday.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new 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.
Uganda starts Ebola vaccination
XinhuaUganda launched a vaccination campaign on Monday to stop the spread of the Sudan Ebola virus disease (SVD), which has so far killed one health worker and left two people hospitalized.Health workers at Mulago National Referral Hospital in the national capital of Kampala and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in the eastern city of Mbale will be the first to receive the vaccine,
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