ebola

Nine people have been killed by one of the world's deadliest diseases in Equatorial Guinea.Marburg virus has a mortality rate of up to 88 per cent — similar to its cousin Ebola. It marks the first time the pathogen has ever been seen in the…

Topline Equatorial Guinea confirmed the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus on Monday, placing it on high alert months after another outbreak was reported in Ghana as experts scramble to contain the highly infectious…

Electron Micrograph Of The Marburg Virus. Marburg Virus, First Recognized In 1967, Causes A Sever ... Type Of Hemorrhagic Fever, Which Affects Humans, As Well As Non Human Primates. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)Universal Images…

Covid isn't over yet, but scientists fear the next pandemic is already lurking just around the corner waiting to pounce.Deadly diseases like Ebola and Nipah — which kill up to 75 per cent of people they strike — are two of the biggest…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s latest outbreak of the Ebola virus is over, the government and the World Health Organization… KAMPALA,…

A general view of a newly installed Ebola Treatment Unit, with 32 beds, also to be used as a research center for Ebola strains and vaccine trial, in Kampala, Uganda, December 9, 2022.…

An image of a tweet shared on Facebook purports George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. stopped accepting patients due to “a possible Ebola outbreak.”Verdict: False A hospital spokesperson denied the claim in an email to…

Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the lives of at least 56 people. If no new case is reported by Tuesday, the health ministry said it would…

A general view of a treatment room with the transparent medical intervention wall at the newly installed makeshift Ebola Treatment Unit, with 32 beds, also to be used as a research center for Ebola strains and vaccine…

Almost two years ago to the day, on January 4, 2021, an 82-year-old dialysis patient called Brian Pinker rolled up his sleeve to become the first person to be vaccinated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.The story of how this…