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Uganda struggles to contain Ebola variant with no approved vaccine

More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine

By Jason Arunn Murugesu

30 September 2022 Last updated 4 October 2022

Medical workers disinfect beds at an Ebola treatment centre in Mubende, Uganda

Medical workers disinfect beds at an Ebola treatment centre in Mubende, Uganda

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There are growing fears that the latest outbreak of Ebola in Uganda could spread to neighbouring countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Unlike the and the , this epidemic has been caused by the Sudan variant of the virus, which currently has no effective treatment or vaccine.

As of 2 October, Uganda’s Ministry of Health said 43 people were known to have been infected with the virus. Nine deaths from Ebola have…

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