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

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The outbreak began on September 15. A 24-year-old man, suffering from a high fever and convulsions, was admitted to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. He had bleeding in his eyes and had ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Samples from a patient in the Mubende district of central Uganda tested positive for Sudan virus on September 20, and as ...