There are no approved vaccines or treatments for Sudan virus disease, which has a 40–70% fatality rate. To curb the ongoing outbreak, Uganda has deployed—under a clinical trial setting—a vaccine ...

WHO and the Uganda Health Ministry have launched a first-ever vaccine trial for the species of Ebola at the center of an ongoing outbreak in Uganda’s capital city.

Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first ...

A laboratory holding Ebola and other dangerous pathogens in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma—which has been seized by the ...

SEVEN people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious strain of Ebola in Uganda, as scientists race to develop a lifesaving vaccine. This marks a sharp increase from the two ...

As a precaution, the CDC is urging U.S. healthcare organizations to reinforce Ebola preparedness protocols amid a newly confirmed outbreak in Uganda. The outbreak, caused by the Sudan virus, was ...

Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variants. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type. Now, trials for another strain are ...

Infectious disease emergencies can threaten breastfeeding and the lives of mothers and babies. Depending on the disease, ...