- Last week, the Ugandad officials confirmed the epidemic of Ebola in the capital of East Africa, Campal.
- One nurse died on January 29, and the Ugandan authorities confirmed two more cases of Ebola since the announcement of the outbreak.
- The director of the World Health Organization for Africa said that Uganda began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sodan Soy Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine.
Uganda started the vaccination experiment for strain ebole According to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has increased to three, while the number of confirmed cases.
Last week, the East African country announced an epidemic of Ebola in the Campal capital, with one case, a nurse who died on January 29.
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The total number of cases has now increased to three, with two additional cases from the family of the late man, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Emmanuel Ainebyon, said Reuters late Monday.
In the post on the x platform late on Monday, Matshidiso Moeeti, Who is the Director for AfricaHe said that Uganda also launched a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Suda soybean Ebola.
The Uganda doctor participates in a patient who tested positively while launching vaccination for Sudan Soy Ebola Virus at the Center for the Insulation of the guests of Mu -Kampali in Uganda, February 3, 2025. (Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa)
There is currently no approved vaccine for that strain. Existing vaccination is for strain zairestanding behind the recent outbreak of the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
“This denotes the main turning point in an emergency response to public health and shows the power of cooperation for global health security,” Moeta said. “If proven effective, the vaccine will further strengthen the protection measures of communities from future epidemics.”
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Bruce Kirenga, who runs Makers Lung Institute, a research organization doing a trial, told local media during the Launching vaccination that it was developed by an international initiative for AIDS (IAVI) vaccine and received about 2,460 doses.
Last week, the Ministry of Health said the trial would direct the contacts of confirmed cases.
Symptoms of high death Ebola infection include bleeding, headache and muscle pain. The virus is transmitted by contact with infected body fluids and tissue.
