Health Minister Jenista Mhagama declared Marburg over six weeks after the last case in Kagera's Biharamulo district, where two died.

John Roehrig died March 8 after a battle with ALS. During his career, he was on the front lines of the U.S. response to West Nile virus.

A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.

Scientists reveal that reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), driven by TGFβ-induced immune suppression, is a key driver ...

Dar es Salaam. The government on Thursday, March 13 declared the end of the second outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) after 42 days of monitoring.The outbreak of MVD was declared on January ...

So to your point about H5N1, with the mortality being so high, it's possible that the traditional presentation was the sickest that presented, and that we are starting to see a different population.

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

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region. In a statement, WHO’s ...

Measles is known for its characteristic rash, but it can have serious respiratory and neurologic complications.

It has been five years since the world was blown into the tumult of a lethal pandemic. Back then, deserted streets and ...

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 ...