Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Dec. 3 on an outbreak of Marburg virus in Ethiopia. The agency said a risk of spread to the U.S. is low. In addition, the ...

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While pertussis, also known as whooping cough, declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a recent resurgence in the illness. More than 10,000 cases are reported every year on average in ...

This week in African health news: Global measles cases have dropped nearly 80 percent since 2000, but major challenges remain across the continent. Ethiopia is stepping up Hepatitis B prevention and ...

” በማርበርግ ቫይረስ ምክንያት ከዛሬ ህዳር 20/2018 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ ለ1 ሣምንት ትራንስፖርት ዝግ ይሆናል” – የዞኑ መንግስት ‎በጂንካ ተከስቶ ለሰዎች ሞት ምክንያት ...

Ethiopia is now facing one of the most dangerous viral threats known to modern medicine, as the Marburg virus continues to spread in parts of the country. With six confirmed deaths and dozens of ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and ...

The death toll from a Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia has risen to six, the Ethiopian Press Agency reported on Wednesday, November 26. The outbreak was first confirmed on 14 November 2025, with ...

A nasty, highly contagious virus is spreading across the country ahead of the holiday season — and it’s not the flu or Covid. Norovirus, also called the “winter vomiting disease,” has been rising ...

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The death toll from a Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia has risen to six, state-run news agency reported on Wednesday. Ethiopia first confirmed the outbreak on ...