Roundup: Africa CDC calls for immediate action amid escalating health crises across Africa
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for "immediate action" to address the "unprecedented convergence of crises" that threaten to undo the decades of progress ...
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Death toll from Tanzania Marburg outbreak rises to nine
Nairobi: An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization last week.
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Nine dead of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ with mortality rate of 90% in fresh outbreak triggering ‘pandemic fears’
The first outbreaks occurred in 1967 in lab workers in Germany and Yugoslavia who were working with African green monkeys imported from Uganda. The virus was identified in a lab in Marburg ...
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Amid reports of Marburg virus cases in Tanzania, doctor says risk to tourists is 'virtually zero'
A travel medicine expert is cautioning against overreaction following the Tanzania government's confirmation of an outbreak of the highly virulent Marburg virus ... on the African Travel & Tourism ...
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Tanzania Confirms Second Marburg Outbreak After WHO Chief Visit
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros ...
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Trump-era policies risk Marburg virus threat to us, warns ex-advisor
Dr Stephanie Psaki warns that decisions by the Trump administration may introduce deadly diseases to the US, such as the ...
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
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WHO Ramps Up Surveillance To Tackle Marburg Outbreak In Tanzania, Kenya On High Alert Amid Rise In Deaths
Tanzania is witnessing another outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus and has confirmed at least ... from Tanzania and other countries in Africa. The principal secretary for public health and ...
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Trump-era cuts risk deadly virus entering the USA, warns expert
Dr. Stephanie Psaki warns that decisions made by the Trump administration may bring deadly diseases to the USA, such as the ...
Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know
An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly ...
WHO in Africa: Three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the globe, with profound implications for health in Africa.