A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, a health official said on Thursday, marking the first recorded death in the country from the severe illness in two years. The 32-year-old male nurse was an ...

The Marburg virus is a highly virulent pathogen belonging ... The disease typically begins with sudden symptoms such as high fever, severe malaise, and headaches. Within a week, infected ...

The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.

In January 2025, Uganda ruled out imposing new lockdown measures despite global health concerns. It stressed its confidence in its health system. The TikTok video claiming to show a recent Marburg ...

THE government has confirmed that one person has died in an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in Kagera Region, with ...

A POTENTIAL new outbreak of Ebola has sickened at least 12 people and killed eight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It ...

The Foreign Office has issued a warning for Brits planning a winter sun getaway in Tanzania. Certain regions of the ...

In a statement, Dr. Richard Dawood, an adviser to the African Travel & Tourism Association, said, "For the vast majority of tourist activities, the risk is virtually zero." ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros ...

A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023. Diana Atwine, permanent secretary of the health ...

Ugandan officials are investigating the source of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak following the death of a nurse, ...

The World Health Organisation notes that Marburg Virus Disease is rare but severe ... supportive care for the patient and combatting the symptoms individually. Symptoms can include a high fever ...