It is the East African country’s ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000. The patient, a male nurse at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, had initially sought treatment at various facilities, including Mulago, as well as with a traditional healer, after developing fever-like symptoms. “The patient […]
Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after the virus struck the country this month. The last Ebola outbreak in 2013 also started in Guinea and killed 11,300 people over three years. The latest outbreak emerged near the town of Gouecke and has already killed five people. Guinea confirmed to have no new cases […]
At least three people in Guinea have died from Ebola and an additional four people have been confirmed to be infected, according to the country’s health authorities. The cases announced by the health ministry on Sunday are the first since the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the country, alongside Liberia and Sierra Leone, five years ago. […]
