During such emergencies, World Health Organization (WHO) and other development partners provide technical and operational support to the Government of Ghana across multiple response areas including ...

Efforts to reinforce health systems are gaining pace across Africa, with this week’s developments focused on emergency response capacity, disease treatment and maternal care. South Africa’s ...

It was first identified in South Africa in November 2024. It spread very slowly, and experts aren't sure why the variant is causing an increase in cases now. While this strain hasn't contributed for a ...

Scientists at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota are pulling back the veil of the Marburg virus in hopes of deloping vaccines, effective treatments and prevention and response plans. The ...

The characteristics of the protein that allows Marburg virus to enter human cells so efficiently – 300 times more efficiently than Ebola – have been identified. University of Minnesota (MN, USA) ...

The New York City Department of Health confirmed the first case of a severe strain of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, in New York City. Health officials said Friday that the case is ...

Marburg originated in a species of African bat, which is one reason why the virus hasn’t presented threats elsewhere in the world. But the virus can spread quickly among people, especially if they ...