Atravel advisory has been issued mandating that travellers have their body temperature checked at all points of entry ...

Researchers flag groups that should get an extra dose of measles vaccine as case numbers continue to rise in Texas and ...

New research this month shows that the experimental antiviral obeldesivir prevented up to 100% of deaths in monkeys infected ...

First identified in 1976 and thought to have crossed over from bats, Ebola is a deadly viral disease spread through direct ...

"Our job is to stop disease from entering the U.S., and I think that's where it's helping us: we're able to detect early, respond faster." The CDC is monitoring various outbreaks around the world — ...

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025.The outbreak, in which two ...

In a study published in the journal, Cell, Jing Chen, PhD, and colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, China, ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

Multiple hemorrhagic fever viruses are smoldering: Ebola in Uganda, Marburg in Tanzania ... But confronted with a new virus ...

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 afflictions, healers ...

Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa died of a rare infectious disease at their home, a pathologist has said. Two-time Oscar winner Hackman, 95, was likely at ...

The virus can linger in the air for about two hours after a person with measles has left the room. It can infect those who enter the room if they are unimmunized. People who travel to areas with known ...