Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind Sudan's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.

Confirmation of Ebola Sudan in Uganda poses a high risk of further spread owing to the index patient's movements across multiple districts and healthcare facilities, the WHO said. It added that rapid containment is critical, because of Kampala's dense population and Mbale's location near the border with Kenya.

Makerere University, the Uganda Virus Research Institute and the WHO got the Ebola vaccine trial ready for dosing in just four days.

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started rolling out the Ebola Sudan Trial Vaccine to high-risk populations following the recent outbreak in Uganda. This comes after the country registered its eighth outbreak of the Ebola Sudan strain,

Uganda has begun a trial vaccination programme for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind the country's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of confirmed cases has risen to three.

Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.

A Ugandan doctor prepares to vaccinate the contact of a patient who had tested positive, during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation centre) in Kampala,