A Bolivian man has died after contracting Chapare virus, an Ebola-like disease so rare that there have only ever been 15 confirmed cases. The man, a farmer in his 50s, came down with a headache ...

The Marburg virus, a close relative of Ebola, is a deadly disease that causes haemorrhaging and has a high mortality rate. This virus has recently resurfaced in Tanzania, infecting nine people and ...

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 17 additional ministers for parliamentary approval. This latest announcement, made on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, includes three regional ministers.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the 2024 Batch C Stream 2 orientation camp officially opens today, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, across all states in Nigeria. The NYSC ...

Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Monday that at least one person in the northwest of the ...

Tanzania’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like Ebola that can be fatal in up to 88 per cent of cases without treatment.

Ghana's Parliament has approved Haruna Iddrisu, Kwame Governs Agbodza and Eric Opoku as sector ministers of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Roads and Highways, and Ministry of Food and ...

Ten years ago, I was in the hospital battling Ebola. My fever rarely relented. I felt so weak that getting up was a herculean task, attempted only a few times a day. Having treated patients with ...

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday hailed a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas militant group as a “victory” for Palestinians and a “defeat” for Israel. “The end ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola-like virus was identified in the Biharamulo and Muleba districts, which are in the Kagera region of the Eastern African country. As of January 11 ...