Prior to 2014, the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease on record, caused by Sudan ebolavirus, resulted in 425 cases and 224 deaths in Uganda. There are several reasons for the scope and ...
Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, ...
A meeting convened by WHO in Africa in February, 2024, aimed to develop a protocol for assessing new treatments for filovirus diseases during outbreaks. Esther Nakkazi reports.
In the heart of Mount Elgon National Park in Kenya lies a natural wonder with a dark and deadly secret - the Kitum Cave. This ...
In 2018, there was another ebola outbreak in the African continent ... When the disease spread to neighbouring Uganda in 2019 ...
Around the world, deforestation — often to clear land for agriculture — has been linked to outbreaks of diseases that have jumped from animal to human. HIV, Zika, Sars, mpox and Ebola are some of the ...
Press Release - To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective ...
Soligenix extends patent protection for its Filovirus vaccine to United Kingdom and South Africa: Princeton, New Jersey Saturday, April 27, 2024, 11:00 Hrs [IST] Soligenix, Inc, a ...
Participating countries include Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda ... activities during the 2018 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. Since then, initiatives ...