UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus

Apr 05, 2023

Disease is passed on to people from fruit bats and is from the same virus family responsible for the deadly Ebola. Equatorial Guinea...

Ghana declares first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

Jul 18, 2022

Accra [Ghana], July 18 : Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola.

New Ebola outbreak detected in Congo

Jun 02, 2020

Equateur [Congo], June 2 : The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease...

WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

Aug 20, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 : The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics, with new strong recommendations...

Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccines to boost prevention

Apr 11, 2021

FreeTown [Sierra Leone], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost prevention of the virus detected in its...

Congo probes suspected Ebola case in North Kivu

Aug 21, 2022

Brazzaville/Kinshasa [Congo], August 21 : Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease in...