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Ebola vaccines produced lasting antibodies during trial: Studies

Studies in West Africa said the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co appear to be safe in children.

Al Jazeera

J&J and Merck Ebola vaccines produce lasting antibodies in children and adults -studies

Ebola vaccines developed by Johnson Johnson and Merck Co produced virus-fighting antibodies and appear to be safe in children and adults, according to data from two studies published on Wednesday.

Reuters

Uganda receives 1,200 trial Ebola vaccines

On tonight's show: Uganda takes delivery of 1,200 trial Ebola vaccines. The jab aims to tackle a strain of the virus that has so far claimed 56 lives and infected hundreds. Also, Nigeria's defence chief rubbishes Reuters' claims about a secretive military abortion programme. Plus COP15 gets underway in Canada,…

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Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates for trials

A shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has infected 142 people and killed at least 56, health authorities said on Thursday.

Reuters

Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient, health ministry says

The news has raised hopes that the outbreak, which has infected 142 people and killed 56, could end soon.

Al Jazeera

Uganda extends quarantine in Ebola epicentre for 21 days

The East African nation has so far recorded 141 infections since the outbreak was declared on September 20.

Al Jazeera

Uganda sees ‘downward trend’ in Ebola cases: Health minister

Officials say some districts have gone for at least two weeks without registering new infections.

Al Jazeera

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Ebola: Uganda's schools were closed for two years during COVID, now they face more closures -- something must change

Children in Uganda missed out on more school because of the COVID pandemic than their peers anywhere else in the world. An estimated 15 million pupils in the East African nation did not attend school for 83 weeks – that’s almost two years. Statistical models predict a learning deficit of…

The Conversation

Colchester: Hospital was forced to partially close ‘over possible Ebola case’

Officials say there are no confirmed cases of Ebola in the UK

Evening Standard

Clinic 'locked down' after possible case of Ebola probed by UK health officials

A UK hospital's urgent treatment centre was forced to go into lockdown after an 'infection control issue' was declared at the site, with reports suggesting concerns of an Ebola case were raised

Daily Mirror

Ugandan leader says anti-Ebola efforts starting to succeed

Uganda's efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak were starting to succeed and the country has tightened restrictions in the outbreak's epicentre to further slow the rate of infections, President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands

An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country's health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread to a new region of the country from central Uganda where cases have been confined so far.

Reuters

Uganda ends school year early as it tries to contain growing Ebola outbreak

Since the outbreak began in September, eight children have died — and there is no approved vaccine. But doctors are hopeful that public health measures may be enough to stop the spread.

WEKU

Uganda shortens school term by two weeks to curb Ebola

Uganda will shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact amongst students and help curb the spread of Ebola, the education minister said on Tuesday.

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Uganda still struggling to tackle Ebola as the death toll passes 50

Health authorities in Uganda are struggling to contain the Ebola virus after reporting 51 deaths, including healthcare workers and 132 cases across seven districts in the country. While some government-instituted lockdowns have been put in place, the International Rescue Committee is calling for more funding to curb the spread of…

Daily Mirror

Ebola spreads despite lockdown as death toll of killer virus passes 50

Covid-style lockdowns have been extended in Uganda with more than 50 deaths reported since the start of the outbreak.

The Conversation

Ebola in Uganda: lessons from COVID show that heavy-handed lockdowns may be a bad idea

Since the first case of the current Ebola outbreak in Uganda was confirmed in mid-September, the number of cases has topped 127 across seven districts, including 17 in the capital city Kampala.

The Independent UK

Uganda's Ebola responders fret as some people fight measures

Ugandan health officials say they have controlled the spread of a strain of Ebola that has no proven vaccine, But there are pockets of resistance to health measures in rural communities where illiteracy is high and restrictions on movement and business activity have left many bitter

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WEKU

A doctor's Ebola memoir is all too timely with a new outbreak in Uganda

Dr. Benjamin Black talks about Belly Woman: Birth, Blood and Ebola — the inside story of what it was like to face a terrifying epidemic in West Africa.

Zenger

Faith Leaders Called On During Uganda Ebola Outbreak

Uganda's Ebola outbreak has now reach the capital of Kampala as faith leaders are called on to respond.

The Independent UK

African health official says Ebola in Uganda is under control

Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is under control, a top public health official in Africa said Thursday, noting that local health authorities are doing well in tracing most contacts

Al Jazeera

Ugandan gov’t under fire as Ebola outbreak spreads in Kampala

Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.

Reuters

Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Uganda "not getting out of hand"

Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that it was still under control, despite an increase in cases that have spread to the capital Kampala.

Evening Standard

Uganda: Six schoolchildren test positive for Ebola amid fears outbreak could spread through African nation

Six schoolchildren in Uganda‘s capital have tested positive for Ebola sparking fears the outbreak of the deadly disease could spread.

The Independent UK

Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows

Six schoolchildren in Uganda’s capital have tested positive for Ebola

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