NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This exceeds the eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health

A POTENTIAL new outbreak of Ebola has sickened at least 12 people and killed eight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes as a deadly eye-bleeding disease related to Ebola spreads through

Ugandan officials are investigating the source of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak following the death of a nurse, marking the first recorded fatality since the nation’s last outbreak ended in early 2023.

Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the capital, Kampala, with the first case being a man who died on

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed that it was working with Uganda to prevent the country’s Ebola outbreak ... Director-General... Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the ...

Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus - Neighbouring Rwanda reported 15 deaths and 66 cases in last year’s outbreak of Marburg

At least nine people have died in a fresh outbreak of Marburg virus disease, an eye-bleeding condition in Tanzania, Africa's health agency has announced. According to the African CDC, this number has exceeded the eight suspected deaths reported by WHO earlier this month,

Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.

A male nurse in Uganda has died from Ebola, the first recorded death since the country’s last outbreak in 2023, prompting WHO and the Ugandan health ministry to take urgent containment measures.

A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease,

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Guinea for eliminating the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem.