Press Release - In rural Tanzania, traditional healers are often the first point of care for people experiencing illness. From treating fevers and infections to addressing perceived spiritual ...

The Trump administration has officially ended at least four of five United States-funded Ebola contracts in Uganda.

Covid was a privatized pandemic. It is this technocratic, privatized model that is its lasting legacy and that will define ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the DRC. Disease, child slavery and Christian persecution stalk the population.

Notably, bats serve as major reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, Ebola virus (EBOV), Marburg virus (MARV), and Nipah virus (NiV), while livestock intermediaries such as ...

She said the government has activated the Marburg Contingency Plan, and enhanced screening at points of entry. Regional coordination efforts remain strong, with Kenya working closely with agencies ...

Scientists worldwide say fears of the next pandemic may come true, with many new viruses mutating and spreading slowly, ...

This is the latest viral epidemic to hit the East African region in the past year, following outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox diseases among others. The World Health Organisation (WHO ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

THE government has intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against Mpox after confirming two cases ...

The latest outbreak data shows the mysterious virus has been traced to a village in the DRC where three kids ate a dead bat.