Uganda reports new Ebola cluster amid outbreak escalation

Uganda has reported a resurgence of Ebola Sudan cases, with a total of 14 confirmed cases and four deaths since the outbreak was declared on January 30. The latest cluster includes three new confirmed cases linked to a four-year-old boy who recently died from the virus, raising concerns about undetected transmission as previous cases may not have been properly monitored. Authorities are intensifying contact tracing and monitoring, having identified 69 new contacts related to the outbreak. The World Health Organization has emphasized the importance of rapid response measures, including vaccination trials that are currently underway, despite the absence of an approved vaccine for the Ebola Sudan strain. Health officials continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the new cases, particularly after the deaths of the boy's mother and newborn sibling, which had gone untested before burial. The situation remains critical as Uganda navigates this latest Ebola challenge, following a previous outbreak that ended earlier this year.