The latest Ebola outbreak, the sixth in Uganda, was declared at the end of January.
Uganda’s Health Ministry has confirmed nine Ebola cases in the country.
A nurse in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, dies after contracting the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever.
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The worm, usually found in carpet pythons, was discovered after she complained of symptoms including forgetfulness.
The country discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital in December 2022 and has passed WHO’s 42-day timeline.
The continental health body says the Ebola outbreak will be over if no new cases are reported in Uganda by January 10.
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Studies in West Africa said the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co appear to be safe in children.
The East African nation has so far recorded 141 infections since the outbreak was declared on September 20.
Case numbers remain low compared with a 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that killed at least 11,300 people.
Education minister says cabinet has decided to close preschools, primary schools and secondary schools from November 25.
Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.
Ugandan authorities are in a race to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 19 people.
Officials note that risk of Ebola outbreak in US remains low and no cases have been confirmed outside Uganda.
The Uganda outbreak has been attributed to the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine.