According to Uganda’s health ministry, the number of confirmed Ebola cases has increased from three to nine.
Late last month, the East African country announced the outbreak of this serious and frequently fatal viral virus.
There is currently no licensed vaccination for the Sudan strain of the virus, which is responsible for the current outbreak.
According to a statement from the health ministry on Monday, one of the nine confirmed cases has resulted in death, while seven patients are receiving treatment in a hospital in Kampala, and one is hospitalized in Mbale, close to the Kenyan border.
All eight patients are reported to be in stable condition, and 265 individuals who had contact with the confirmed cases are under quarantine.
This month, the World Health Organization announced that Uganda has initiated a trial vaccination program targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola.
Currently, available vaccines are designed for the Zaire strain, which has caused recent outbreaks in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
