Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.

Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species — Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) — genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.

The alert issued on Thursday is CDC's first since a temporary freeze on external communications was enforced by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Previous outbreaks of the Sudan virus have had a mortality rate of about 50%, the agency said.

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.

U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak