Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial

Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.
Ugandan 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 Sudan's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.
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Sudan Virus Disease (SVD), a deadly illness related to ebola, has become a serious public health threat in Uganda
Uganda launches first ever vaccine trial for Sudan Ebola virus
In a global first, Uganda's Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.
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Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala
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
Uganda and WHO Launch Historic First-Ever Ebola Sudan Vaccine Trial in Record Time
This is a critical achievement toward better pandemic preparedness and saving lives when outbreaks occur,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
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A Ugandan doctor prepares to vaccinate the contact of a patient who had tested positive, during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation centre) in Kampala,
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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