An investigation into Uganda's latest Ebola Sudan patient, a 4-year-old boy who recently died, revealed that his mother and newborn sibling died a few weeks earlier from likely Ebola virus infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said in its weekly health emergencies update.

A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health officials who had hoped for a quick end to the outbreak that began at the end of January.

The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to help fund Uganda's response to an Ebola outbreak that has killed two people, after the country's health budget was strained by U.

Uganda is facing renewed concerns over its Ebola outbreak after a second confirmed death from the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a 4-year-old child succumbed to the deadly disease,