The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), implementing ...

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, ...

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health ...

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 ...

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola, marking the first fatality in the latest outbreak. This comes after Uganda's previous outbreak was declared over in January 2023. The Sudan strain of Ebola is ...

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." ...

Nairobi: An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health ... the African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said "there have ...

It causes severe hemorrhagic fever and can have fatal consequences ... to preventing further loss of life. While Tanzania battles the Marburg virus, its swift response and international support ...

mandating that travellers have their body temperature checked at all points of entry following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Kagera region." All travellers to Tanzania must now ...