The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus ...

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

The Ugandan government and the World Health Organization recently confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease. The index (first-known) case of this outbreak is thought to be a 32-year-old male nurse ...

The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in ...

The Health Ministry has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any individuals exhibiting symptoms consistent with ...

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly ...

Health workers wearing protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre. Uganda confirmed nine Ebola cases on February 10, 2025, ...

Most often, Ebola outbreaks have been caused by the Zaire type of the Ebola virus (Zaire ebolavirus) and the Sudan type (Sudan ebolavirus). During the most recent outbreaks, which have had high ...

Ebola occurs when someone is infected with orthoebolavirus zairense, which is a virus mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Scientists don't know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired the ...

Scientists don’t know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat.