The recurrence of infectious diseases such as Ebola, monkeypox and Marburg in Africa calls for enhancing the resilience of ...

Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus, a highly ...

Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak, claiming 8 lives in Kagera region. The government and WHO are mobilizing efforts to prevent further spread.

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following ...

These measures include quick isolation of people with suspected infections for testing and treatment ... including polymerase chain reaction test kits and genomic sequencing reagents.

Both patients are receiving treatment at a hospital in ... Morocco produces Africa's first mpox testing kits as continent tries to rely less on imports Sierra Leone was previously the epicentre of the ...

Participants engaged in robust discussions around multi-sectoral actions necessary to safeguard communities from emerging ...

Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak ...

In October 2020, the FDA approved its first treatment for Ebola, called Inmazeb, which targets one of four Ebola strains that cause illness in people, Zaire ebolavirus. Another treatment for the ...

WHO and the Uganda Health Ministry have launched a first-ever vaccine trial for the species of Ebola at the center of an ongoing outbreak in Uganda’s capital city.