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 ...

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

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." ...

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a ...

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What is this deadly bleeding eye virus that is spreading rapidly across Tanzania and has made WHO issue an alarm. Read on to ...

Ugandan officials said the country was on high alert to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following an ...

Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly. Patients present with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. They may develop severe haemorrhagic symptoms within seven days. “The declaration ...

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 ...

Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative tests.

Kenya has stepped up its preparedness for Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the recent outbreak in the neighbouring Tanzania, which has reportedly claimed eight lives as of January 16.

Tanzania ’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like ...