Despite progress since COVID-19, the U.S. remains vulnerable to pandemics like H5N1, and withdrawing from the WHO would ...

With the rise in frequency of disease outbreaks in East Africa, regional health bodies are looking to Uganda’s success in ...

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 ...

I got a call about a suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania. Marburg virus disease is like its close cousin Ebola, but worse. It can have a mortality rate as high as 80% and, unlike at least one ...

The disease typically begins with sudden ... remains key to preventing further loss of life. While Tanzania battles the Marburg virus, its swift response and international support offer hope ...

On January 20, 2025, Tanzania reported an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the Kagera region. Also Read: ...

On Jan. 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in Biharamulo District in the northwestern part of the country’s Kagera Region. The announcement comes after public ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the ... This is the second reported outbreak of the ...

2:12 Health Matters: Suspected Marburg outbreak kills 8 in Tanzania Tanzania ... tested positive for Marburg disease, which is caused by a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus ... with more severe disease. People remain infectious as long as their blood contains the virus and burial ceremonies that ...

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...