The virus, spread by ticks, can cause a disease that leads to swelling of the brain and permanent health problems in half of severe cases.

In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a second "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" for mpox.

Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

Recruitment initiated into the Phase 2 opaganib plus darolutamide study in patients with advanced prostate cancer, sponsored ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Specimens from patients under investigation for Ebola disease should only be handled, moved and transported in a certified biological safety cabinet (BSC) or other primary containment device, and ...

Federal officials and health workers are practicing a deadly disease response this week at Washington Dulles International ...

Infections that could trigger severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease have been discovered in bats in China. And ...

SCIENTISTS have raised “urgent concerns” over new viruses discovered in bats which have the potential to spill over into ...

The estimated cumulative Ebola Virus Disease incidence rate for health workers was reported to range from about 30 to 44 per 1000 persons depending on job title, compared with the non-health worker ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola situation report declares (1) the Zaire Ebolavirus (hereafter referred to as EBOV) belonging to the Ebolavirus genera of the Filoviridae family (2) as one of ...

The Ministry of Health established the National Ebola Survivors Programme in 2022 with support from Baylor-Uganda and funding from Usaid to provide medical care, mental health support, and ...