Browsing: Infectious Diseases
KAMPALA, Uganda — In a renewed effort to contain the spread of Ebola, the government has issued strict public health measures targeting residents of Kampala Metropolitan…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as suspected cases of…
OTTAWA, Canada — Canada and the Bahamas have announced temporary travel restrictions targeting residents from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The United States has announced an emergency funding package of $13 million (about Shs 48 billion) to support Uganda and the Democratic…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Trump administration is preparing to deploy United States (US) public health officers to Kenya to staff a potential quarantine facility as…
NAIROBI, Kenya — An Ebola vaccine partly tested in Kenya could be assessed to determine whether it offers protection against a new strain spreading in…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has confirmed two new Ebola infections, bringing the total number of cases linked to the current outbreak to seven, according to health…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed that no case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been detected in the country after seven individuals tested under…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed three additional cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), bringing the total number of infections in the…
LONDON, United Kingdom — Scientists at University of Oxford are fast-tracking the development of a new experimental vaccine that could be deployed within months to…