Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.

Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.

Ugandan authorities launched a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one nurse in the capital, Kampala.

In response to new Ebola virus outbreak, the Ugandan health authorities have begun a clinical trial of administering a vaccine that can protect the people against a possible spread of this infection.

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The ongoing Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda is an achievement in the fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement posted on its website late Monday,

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it has launched a first ever vaccine trial in Uganda for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus. (Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru)