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The 2022–2023 Uganda Ebola outbreak was an outbreak of the Sudan ebolavirus, which causes Ebola, from 20 September 2022 until 10 January 2023 in the Western and Central Regions of Uganda. Over 160 people were infected, including 77 people who died. [1] It was Uganda's fifth outbreak with Sudan ebolavirus. [2]
In July 2023, the FDA expanded the indication for Ervebo to cover people aged 12 years of age and older. [35] [36] Merck’s Ebola vaccine demonstrated significant effectiveness during the 2018-2020 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing 84% protection to individuals vaccinated at least 10 days prior to exposure. [37]
Story at a glance There have been 129 confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and 37 deaths so far. The outbreak has reached the country’s capital city. Three experimental vaccine ...
The Ervebo vaccine, developed by Merck, is a single-dose vaccine. It works by using a modified virus to produce antibodies against Ebola, equipping the immune system to recognise and neutralise ...
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak is a 2020 American documentary series about pandemics.It was released on Netflix on January 22, 2020. [1] The series covers a range of issues such as the possibility of an influenza pandemic, research into achieving a universal vaccine, emerging viruses, anti-vaxxers, and the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Full training for wearing protective body clothing can take 10 to 14 days. [303] The Ebola epidemic caused an increasing demand for protective clothing. A full set of protective clothing includes a suit, goggles, a mask, socks and boots, and an apron. Boots and aprons can be disinfected and reused, but everything else must be destroyed after use.
A UNICEF team has responded to an Ebola outbreak that was reported in Bikoro, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 8.The team traveled from the Mbandaka, more than 100 kilometers north of Bikoro ...
The 2014 Ebola outbreak – the deadliest in history – was primarily in West Africa but affected Sierra Leone the most, with nearly 4,000 deaths out of the more than 11,000 recorded globally. The country also lost 7% of its healthcare workforce to the outbreak.