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.

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Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in ...

A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened ...

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

The layoffs of thousands of workers strike deeply at the agency's ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus, and ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

"This is absolutely tragic," said one current CDC employee. "If we lose these people we lose important capacity and in a very real sense we lose our CDC future." The news filtered down through the ...

"Flu virus infection of the respiratory tract can trigger an extreme inflammatory response in the body and can lead to sepsis, the body's life-threatening response to infection," the CDC says.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an ...