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Ebola vaccines produced lasting antibodies during trial: Studies

Studies in West Africa said the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co appear to be safe in children.

Uganda extends quarantine in Ebola epicentre for 21 days

The East African nation has so far recorded 141 infections since the outbreak was declared on September 20.

Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

Case numbers remain low compared with a 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that killed at least 11,300 people.

Uganda to close schools early after eight children die of Ebola

Education minister says cabinet has decided to close preschools, primary schools and secondary schools from November 25.

Ugandan gov’t under fire as Ebola outbreak spreads in Kampala

Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.

Ugandan Red Cross workers carry a coffin containing an Ebola victim during a safe and dignified burial in Mubende, Uganda. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

Red Cross workers don PPE prior to burying a 3-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola

Red Cross workers don PPE prior to burying a three-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola in Mubende. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

Mubende Regional Referral Hospital as seen on October 14, 2022 in Mubende, Uganda.

Mubende Regional Referral Hospital in Mubende, Uganda. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

A Red Cross worker creates a 'green zone' before donning PPE prior to burying a 3-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola on October 13, 2022 in Mubende, Uganda. Emergency response teams, isolation centres and treatment tents have been set up by the Ugandan health authorities around the central Mubende district after 17 recorded deaths and 48 confirmed cases

A Red Cross worker creates a 'green zone' before donning PPE prior to burying a three-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

Red Cross workers clean ambulances prior to transporting Ebola victims to a hospita

Red Cross workers clean ambulances prior to transporting Ebola victims to hospital. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

A prayer is read during a Safe and Dignified Burial of an Ebola victim

The first death from this outbreak of the Ebola-Sudan strain of the virus was announced on September 19 and as yet, there is no vaccine for this strain. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

Red Cross workers sanitize a house after burying a 3-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola

Red Cross workers sanitise a house after burying a three-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

Ebola prevention signage as seen on October 14, 2022 in Mubende, Uganda.

Ebola prevention signage in Mubende, Uganda. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]

A general view of a makeshift Ebola Treatment Unit under construction

Emergency response teams, isolation centres and treatment tents have been set up by the Ugandan health authorities around the central Mubende district after 20 recorded deaths and 54 confirmed cases from an outbreak of the Ebola virus. [Luke Dray/Getty Images]