Dar es Salaam. The government on Thursday, March 13 declared the end of the second outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) after 42 days of monitoring.The outbreak of MVD was declared on January ...

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025.The outbreak, in which two ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed a declaration by Tanzania on the end of the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, ...

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region. In a statement, WHO’s ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

The epidemic of the deadly Marburg virus, similar to Ebola, is seriously worrying the WHO (World Health Organization). In ...

This is the latest viral epidemic to hit the East African region in the past year, following outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox diseases among others. The World Health Organisation (WHO ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and other conditions affecting the immune system can activate the John Cunningham (JC) virus, causing a potentially life threatening infection. The JC virus is common ...

Accompanied by delicate insects and social betta fish, the cats in Tùng Nâm’s illustrations (previously) alternate between curiosity, serenity, friskiness, and determination. The artist portrays a ...

The Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and screening at all 26 ports of entry into the country in the wake of the discovery of Ebola and Marburg in the neighbouring countries. Public ...

BUKOBA: IN efforts to control the spread of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), radio presenters from 14 stations based in the Lake Zone Regions namely Mwanza, Kigoma, Shinyanga, Kagera, Simiyu and Mara have ...

“You tend to have one or the other virus predominant at any given time,” said Anice Lowen, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Emory University School of Medicine. Here’s what ...