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Uganda: Last Ebola patients recover, marking end of outbreak

Ugandan health officials announced on Tuesday that the country has released its last group of Ebola patients, marking the end of hospitalizations tied to...
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New Ebola outbreak confirmed by Uganda’s health authorities

Uganda's health authorities have confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, following the death of a 32-year-old male nurse. The nurse, who had...
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Ebola vaccines have arrived in Uganda for testing

Uganda's health minister will receive a shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates on Thursday, which will be used in a clinical trial. Since announcing an outbreak...
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President Uganda extends 21-day quarantine for Ebola epicentre

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has extended a quarantine imposed on two districts at the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak by 21 days,...
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Uganda denies Ebola spreader link to Kampala marathon

Uganda's health ministry has denied claims that a running event held last weekend at the capital, Kampala, was an Ebola super-spreading event. PRESS RELEASE: The...
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How Uganda is grappling with the fight against Ebola

Fighting deadly Ebolain rural Uganda has been hampered by belief in witchcraft or witchdoctors, ignorance, misconceptions and failure to observe hygiene protocols, Health minister...
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‘Ebola is real’: Uganda to test vaccines and close schools early to contain the outbreak

Ebola has taken almost everything and everyone dear to Joseph Singiringabo. The 78-year-old lost his wife, son, and newborn granddaughter to the disease in...
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WHO announces clinical trials of Ebola vaccine in Uganda

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that three trial vaccines for Ebola will arrive in Uganda next week. The announcement was made during the...
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Uganda assures on Ebola fears as tourists cancel plans

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has assured foreign visitors that the Ebola outbreak in the East African nation will be brought under control. In an address...
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Uganda to close schools after eight children die of Ebola

Uganda will close schools nationwide later this month after 23 Ebola cases were confirmed among pupils, including eight children who died, the country's first...
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