Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbreak kills in Equatorial Guinea
Nine people have died of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, in eastern Equatorial Guinea, a small central African country […]
Ebola
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda
The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Uganda’s Health minister announced Wednesday, less than four months after the announcement […]
Ebola: Ugandan president orders healers to stop their activities
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered traditional healers to stop treating the sick in a bid to stop the spread of Ebola, which has already […]
Six new Ebola cases in Uganda, says WHO
“So far, seven cases, including one death, have been confirmed to have contracted Ebola from Sudan,” WHO said in a statement, referring to a rare […]
Uganda announces first Ebola death since 2019
Uganda’s Health minister announced Tuesday that there is an Ebola virus “outbreak” in Uganda, resulting in the death of a man in central Uganda, three […]
First cases of the virulent Marburg virus confirmed in Ghana
Ghana is on high alert after two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, a haemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, were discovered in early […]
The young Guinean woman infected with Ebola in Côte d’Ivoire is cured
The young Guinean woman diagnosed positive for the Ebola virus in Ivory Coast, where she arrived on August 11 from Guinea, is “cured” of her […]
Ebola: Guinea doubts the diagnosis of the Ivorian authorities
The Guinean authorities asked on Thursday to the Ivory Coast to proceed to a new analysis of the young Guinean woman in whom the Ebola […]
Guinea declares official end to resurgent Ebola outbreak
This time, Guinea defeated the Ebola virus disease that reappeared in the south of the country in last February. National health authorities quickly implemented the […]
DRC: Health Minister announced end of the 11th Ebola epidemic
The 11th Ebola epidemic has come to an end according to the Health Minister who announced it on Wednesday 18 November. This epidemic would have […]