On Sept 4, 2025, DR Congo declared its 16th Ebola virus outbreak. The epicentre of this outbreak occurred in the Kasai province—the first resurgence in this region since 2008.1 Genomic analysis ...

Marburg virus disease is spreading in Rwanda and has claimed 6 lives so far. Rwanda's Minister of Health, Sabin Nsanzimana, revealed that the victims and most of the infected are healthcare workers.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania has tested ...

I want to tell you about a doctor who was in Rwanda helping patients during the country's first Marburg outbreak. This was one year ago. The virus is a cousin to Ebola. It's nasty and deadly, and more ...

Tsion Firew had just finished running a first aid training when she glanced down at her phone — and then looked up confused. The message she saw was about a colleague Firew had worked with a few days ...

Dr. Tsion Firew, an emergency physician in Kigali, recalls the terrifying early days of Rwanda's Marburg outbreak and how she played a part in the response that changed its course. I want to tell you ...