A Ugandan health official says a nurse died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.

Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years. The country has activated emergency response procedures,

He sought treatment at several hospitals and had also consulted with a traditional healer before tests confirmed an Ebola diagnosis, health officials said. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X that his ...

NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This exceeds the eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health

Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the capital, Kampala, with the first case being a man who died on

The World health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the first confirmed death from Sudan virus disease (same family as Ebola Virus) in Uganda involving a 32-year-old nurse. According to its statement WHO has allocated one million dollars from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to help accelerate early action following the declaration of the outbreak by Ugandan authorities.

A POTENTIAL new outbreak of Ebola has sickened at least 12 people and killed eight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes as a deadly eye-bleeding disease related to Ebola spreads through

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed that it was working with Uganda to prevent the country’s Ebola outbreak ... Director-General... Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the ...

At least nine people have died in a fresh outbreak of Marburg virus disease, an eye-bleeding condition in Tanzania, Africa's health agency has announced. According to the African CDC, this number has exceeded the eight suspected deaths reported by WHO earlier this month,

Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus - Neighbouring Rwanda reported 15 deaths and 66 cases in last year’s outbreak of Marburg