Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one ...

FILE - A medical worker disinfects a tent used for suspected Ebola victims inside the Ebola isolation ... Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg disease earlier this month ...

At least 44 contacts of the victim have been identified ... Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg disease earlier this month, and in December Rwanda announced that its own ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region.

Scientists don’t know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat.

Two more cases were confirmed on Monday in relatives of the first victim. Officials are investigating ... Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg disease last month, and Rwanda ...

At least 44 contacts of the victim have been identified ... Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg disease earlier this month, and in December Rwanda announced that its own outbreak ...