The World health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced the first confirmed death from Sudan virus disease (same family as Ebola Virus) in Uganda involving a 32-year-old nurse. According to its statement WHO has allocated one million dollars from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to help accelerate early action following the declaration of the outbreak by Ugandan authorities.

Uganda’s ministry of Health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) following the death of a male nurse at Mulago national referral hospital. Dr Diana Atwine, the ministry’s permanent secretary,

Health officials worry the unusual strain will spread in crowded Kampala after the death of a male nurse.

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, following the death of a 32-year-old nurse. This marks the country’s first confirmed Ebola fatality since 2023.

In response to the confirmed outbreak of Sudan virus disease, a strain of the Ebola virus, in Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has allocated $1 million to support the country’s efforts in combating the outbreak.

The Ugandan Ministry of Health on Thursday confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the capital, Kampala, following the death of a male nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital.

Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.

A Ugandan health official says a nurse died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.

Uganda's ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included "high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing" and "bleeding from multiple body sites".

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, its capital city, and the death of a nurse, the Ministry of Health says. The victim, who died on Wednesday at a Kampala hospital, was a 32-year-old man,

Uganda has confirmed an Ebola outbreak in its capital, Kampala, marking the country's ninth since 2000. The first patient, a nurse, has died. Contact tracing is underway for 44 potential cases amidst the city's dense population.