Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over into humans, including Marburg, Ebola, and famously SARS-CoV-2. But while these ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without ...

Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.

Yet until recently, scientists didn’t fully understand why bats are so good at harboring pathogens that don’t seem to harm ...

The virus has already infected ten people since the nation officially announced the outbreak last week. Of these infections ...

Ignore TikTok video claiming Marburg outbreak in Uganda and possible lockdownIN SHORT: A video that has been making the rounds since December 2024 claims Uganda's health minister has announced an ...

Bats carry viral pathogens that typically do not lead to severe disease in the bats themselves but can be lethal to humans. Adaptations in certain immune genes might contribute to this resistance.

NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This ...

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 ...