A mysterious viral disease has emerged in parts ... one death have been confirmed since January 30. Tanzania is facing an outbreak of Marburg virus, in the northwest Kagera District.

A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a ...

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.

Over 50 people are dead in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an unknown virus, according to the World ...

The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and ...

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after ...

An unknown disease that poses a ‘significant public health threat’ has already killed more than 50 people. The disease ...

Influenza (or flu) is an example of an emerging disease that is due to both natural and human factors. Influenza virus is infamous for its ability to change its genetic information. Large changes in ...