Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak Claims 8 Lives In Tanzania; Africa CDC Deploys Experts To Contain Spread
Tanzania is grappling with a new outbreak do the deadly Marburg virus disease which has already claimed at least eight lives in the north-western Kagera region.
Africa CDC launches immediate response to Tanzania amid Marburg virus outbreak
The Africa CDC emphasised its collaboration with the Tanzanian authorities to ensure coordinated efforts and high-level political commitment to the response.
Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak - Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response
Press Release - Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg virus,
Africa CDC Mobilizes Immediate Response for Tanzania's Marburg Outbreak
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on January 20 announced that it is mobilizing strong support to help Tanzania contain the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after the country confirmed one case and identified 25 suspected cases in the northwestern region of Kagera.
Tanzanian president, WHO confirm Marburg outbreak
Tanzanian President Samia Sululu Hassan confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus after its health ministry had previously denied the spread.
Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one person tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease.
Trump’s WHO, climate orders bring challenges and opportunities for Africa, China
China has a long record of building hospitals in Africa and sending medical aid ships and doctors to the continent, but ...
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Uganda Receives 10,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccines
So far, 135,500 vaccines have been delivered by EU member states, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal, with additional doses on the way.Uganda has today received 10,000 doses of ...
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Uganda receives mpox vaccines from EU
The European Commission has delivered 10,000 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine to Uganda to support the country’s response to the ...
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Africa reports over 200 disease outbreaks in 2024; Cholera tops list
Health emergencies are on the rise in Africa. Last year, there were 213 public health outbreaks that the pan-African public ...
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Sierra Leone reports mpox cases as vaccine approach broadens in DR Congo
Kaseya said the mpox vaccine has been well received in countries that have deployed the vaccine, including in the DRC. He ...
Enrollment Starts in Africa CDC-Led MpOx Therapeutic Study (MOSA)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia and KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo and WASHINGTON and PARIS, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Africa CDC’s ...
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Innovative strategies for Africa’s NTD burden take centre stage at global conference in Kigali
Global and regional experts gathered at the Kigali Convention Centre for the International Conference on Neglected Tropical Disease Research in Africa (InCORNTD) to address the increasing burden of ...