Ebola
Entebbe International Airport
Investigators examine possible Entebbe link between Ebola cases
Investigators are examining possible contact at Entebbe between Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria, while Switzerland disputes the woman’s reported Congo visit
Ebola
Uganda says Nigeria Ebola case does not show local transmission
Nigeria’s imported Ebola case involved travel through Uganda, but WHO says the infection source remains under investigation
Disease control and prevention
US tells Americans to reconsider travel to Kenya
The US has raised Kenya's travel advisory to Level 3, citing health risks, while Uganda remains at Level 4 after its own Ebola outbreak
Disease control and prevention
Why shutting the border sends the wrong signal on Ebola
As Ebola spreads in Congo and reaches Uganda, experts warn that border closures weaken surveillance and drive movement to unmonitored crossings
Disease control and prevention
How does Marburg virus spread between species? Photos taken by young Ugandan scientist provide important clues
Scientists have known that major outbreaks often originate in wildlife – swine flu, avian flu and even SARS-CoV-2 all started with animals. Often missing is direct observation of spillover interfaces – this may be the first large-scale visual record of such an interface in nature
Uganda vaccine trial puts African scientists at forefront of Ebola research
Researchers from Epicentre, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene last week started a new Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda