TY - JOUR
AU1 - Anderer, Samantha
AB - News & Analysis Medical News in Brief Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak in Uganda other partners launched the first-ever clini- Spurs First-Ever Ebola Vaccine Trial cal efficacy trial for a vaccine against Ebola The World Health Organization (WHO) disease due to Sudan virus. Distribution of reported an outbreak of Sudan virus dis- the recombinant vesicular stomatitis candi- ease (SVD) in Uganda following confirma- date vaccine will begin with close contacts tion in late January that an adult male nurse of the reported case, following a ring vacci- nation strategy of prevention. had contracted the illness. The health care worker presented with fever-like symp- As a precaution, the US Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention has issued a toms and died from multiorgan failure about a week later. As of February 20, 9 con- level 2 travel advisory for Uganda, encour- Digicomphoto/sciencesource.com aging visitors to exercise enhanced precau- firmed cases of SVD have been reported in the current outbreak. tions and monitor themselves for SVD symptoms while in the country and for up The viral hemorrhagic fever disease, tion, hypotension, and organ failure. In the which belongs to the same family as the absence of licensed vaccines and therapeu- to 
TI - Sudan Virus Disease Outbreak in Uganda Spurs First-Ever Ebola Vaccine Trial
JF - JAMA
DO - 10.1001/jama.2025.1347
DA - 2025-03-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/sudan-virus-disease-outbreak-in-uganda-spurs-first-ever-ebola-vaccine-rWffulfKcb
SP - 1195
EP - 1195
VL - 333
IS - 14
DP - DeepDyve
ER -