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24 Oct 2022

Uganda confirms 9 more Ebola cases in Kampala, asks citizens to be vigilant

Ugandan health minister Jane Ruth Aceng has asked the citizens to be vigilant and report if they or any of one they know has come in contact with the Ebola-infected person.

23 Aug 2022

New Ebola case linked to previous outbreak reported in Congo, patient dead

Congo has confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus. The 46-year-old patient was admitted to hospital in late July and died on August 15. More than 130 high-risk contacts have been identified, of which over 50 remain at large.

18 Jul 2022

Marburg Virus Outbreak: Know all about Marburg virus symptoms, treatment

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Ghana’s first outbreak of Marburg virus The Marburg virus is a is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever which infects humans

Marburg outbreak

18 Jul 2022

WHO declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana, two cases confirmed - Details here

Marburg Virus Outbreak The first case was a 26-year-old male who checked into a hospital on June 26 and died on June 27. The second was a 51-year-old male who went to the hospital on June 28 and died the same day, WHO said.

World Health Organisation

08 Jul 2022

Marburg virus: WHO on alert as Ghana reports 2 suspected cases

Marburg is potentially very harmful and deadly: Case fatality rates in past outbreaks have ranged from 24% to 88%.

08 Jul 2022

2 out of 2 infected dead; WHO on high ALERT as THIS deadly virus can kill 88%

At least two cases of the Marburg virus infection were detected in the African country on Thursday. According to doctors, those infected with this virus have various symptoms including fever, vomiting, headache. Marburg has been associated with the ebola virus infection that has spread alarmingly in Africa.

14 Feb 2021

Guinea declares new Ebola outbreak, reports fresh cases since 2016

The 2013-2016 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa started in Nzerekore, whose proximity to busy borders hampered efforts to contain the virus. It went on to kill at least 11,300 people with the vast majority of cases in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

19 Nov 2020

Chapare virus: All about the deadly virus that can spread between humans

A rare Ebola-like illness that is believed to have first originated in rural Bolivia can spread between humans. Researchers from the US CDC have discovered that Chapare virus that can spread from human to human. The illness caused by this virus first originated in rural Bolivia in 2004.

14 Jul 2020

Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases: WHO

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola virus is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.

02 Jun 2020

Second outbreak of Ebola reported in Congo, announces WHO

World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday (June 1) that health officials have confirmed a second outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The announcement by WHO chief comes at a time when a long, difficult and complex Ebola outbreak in Congo in its final phase.

13 Aug 2019

Ebola 'no longer incurable' as Congo trial finds drugs boost survival

Two experimental drugs - an antibody cocktail called REGN-EB3 developed by Regeneron and a monoclonal antibody called mAb114 - will now be offered to all patients infected with the viral disease in an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

18 Jul 2019

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared 'health emergency'

Latest UN figures showed that some 650 people have died in the current outbreak, while about 12 new cases are reported every day.

12 Jun 2019

New Ebola cases in Uganda raise fears of further spread

A 5-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from Congo died late on Tuesday, said Uganda`s health minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, and his family were now being monitored in isolation.

14 Mar 2019

WHO says Ebola area contained but Congo needs long-term support

The outbreak has killed 584 people in a region beset by violence and poverty, but a rapid international response has so far stopped the disease spreading into neighbouring countries.

04 Aug 2018

WHO says new Ebola outbreak can't be tackled by vaccines; triggers panic

Congo declared the outbreak of new Ebola on Wednesday of which it may be impossible to use a vaccine to tackle new Ebola virus, said WHO.

30 Dec 2017

Enzyme that could stop Ebola infection identified

Initially the researchers hope to be able to test it on animals and, in the long term, develop a drug that inhibits the relevant enzyme.

05 Nov 2017

Red Cross admits to $6-million fraud during Ebola outbreak

The Ebola virus killed more than 11,300 people and infected an estimated 29,000, mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

09 Oct 2017

New Ebola vaccine safe for adults and children, say scientists

The first known human cases of Ebola occurred in 1976 during two simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which sickened more than 600 people, according to the World Health Organization.

03 Aug 2017

Ebola can persist in survivor's semen 2 years after infection

The research team also observed the detection of Ebola virus RNA in the semen of men who had previously had a negative test of their semen in some cases.

29 Jun 2017

Ebola: More than 30 million Africans vaccinated, says WHO

The World Health Organization regional director for Africa Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti said on Wednesday that she was currently working with the DRC ministry of health to announce the end of Ebola outbreak in the country, Efe news reported.

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