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

Uganda battles a deadly Ebola outbreak as health officials rush to launch a trial vaccine against the Sudan strain With no approved cure rapid action is crucial to contain the virus and prevent a wide

The World Health Organization said in a statement that its support to Uganda's response to the outbreak includes access to 2,160 doses of trial vaccine

Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.

After a nurse died of the Ebola virus, the country has declared Ebola outbreak and is now deploying vaccine against the Sudan strain of the virus.

At least 44 contacts of the victim in the current outbreak have been identified, including 30 health workers and patients.

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,