In its last outbreak, more than two years ago, Uganda saw 164 cases and 55 confirmed deaths from Ebola. Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years.

Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number of facilities.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it has deployed an emergency medical team to help Uganda fight a deadly Ebola outbreak that killed a health worker in Kampala, the Ugandan capital.

Uganda has confirmed its first Ebola outbreak in two years, reporting the death of a nurse in Kampala. Authorities are tracing the nurse’s contacts as they rush to curb the spread of the highly infectious disease.

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".

Health officials in Uganda confirmed there is an Ebola virus outbreak in the capital city and that one person has died.

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.

Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.

Uganda confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country’s ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000.

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital,

The Ministry of Health has issued a public alert following the declaration of an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in neighbouring Uganda.