When the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak hit parts of Tanzania in early 2025, the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) ...

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities ... From day five of the disease, patients can begin to haemmorhage, including fresh blood in vomit ...

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP ... “We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves.” Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between ...

While the Covid-19 pandemic is firmly in the past for many Americans, US households continue to bear the costs of ...

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region.

In March 2023, Tanzania experienced its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare and deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola. That outbreak also occurred in the Kagera region, which borders ...

The disarray in global health caused by foreign aid cuts by the USA and other high-income countries in the first months of 2025 have been disheartening, but indicators of greater-than-expected ...

West Nile Virus is a vector borne disease belonging to the Flaviviridae family, which also includes the viruses that cause dengue and yellow fever. It is usually found in birds, and typically ...

Could a common virus be a hidden risk factor for Alzheimer’s? A US study suggests that symptomatic infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus that causes cold sores, may increase ...

Symptomatic infection with the virus responsible for cold sores around the mouth–herpes simplex 1, or HSV-1 for short—may have a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests a ...