Marburg virus detected in Uganda toddler
The World Health Organization said Thursday that a case of Marburg virus disease had been detected in a toddler in Uganda during enhanced surveillance for Ebola.
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Animal Diseases: News and Research on Primate Diseases
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Health 'war room,' digital tools are tracking disease risks during World Cup
With 48 teams competing across 16 host cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, tracking the health and location of World Cup players and fans is a logistical challenge that public health experts want to get a handle on.
Jun 12, 2026
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Africa CDC declares continental emergency over Ebola outbreak
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Continental Public Health Emergency, in a statement late Monday.
May 19, 2026
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and ...
May 17, 2026
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Faster and easier ways to diagnose Mpox: New approaches improve detection
Following the rise in Mpox cases, particularly in countries where the disease had not traditionally been observed, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in June 2022 ...
May 1, 2026
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CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing
The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.
Apr 2, 2026
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People with HIV did not show more severe clinical symptoms during the 2022 mpox outbreak in Spain
People affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, did not develop more severe forms of mpox than HIV-negative people during the multiregional outbreak of this disease that occurred in Spain in 2022. ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Mpox immune test validated during Rwandan outbreak
An antibody test for the infectious disease mpox was successfully developed during the new clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda, the first time that an assay of its kind has been validated within this setting. The test, an IgG ELISA ...
Mar 9, 2026
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International mpox trial finds no clinical benefit from tecovirimat
An international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study—the largest of its kind for mpox—found that tecovirimat did not improve clinical outcomes for adults with clade II mpox compared with placebo, ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Across Africa, One Health is endorsed at the top but often breaks down where outbreaks start
Despite political endorsements and global frameworks, Africa's One Health approach continues to falter at the local level, where weak coordination, limited resources, and poor governance often delay outbreak detection and ...
Feb 5, 2026
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