Uganda's Ebola outbreak has been blunted by the absence of a proven vaccine against the Sudan strain of the virus. Vaccines against the more common Zaire strain are effective.
There is no vaccine for Sudan strain behind the latest infections. Uganda's health ministry said that before Dr. Ali's death, the disease had so far infected 35 people & killed 7.
The patient showed signs of the Sudan strain of Ebola, last seen in Uganda in 2012. There is also no clarity on how effective existing Ebola vaccines will be against this variant.
While lingering lung issues might be expected given the nature of the virus, some of the most common & surprising problems recovered Covid patients face involve the nervous system.
BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.
The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.
Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.
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