When the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak hit parts of Tanzania in early 2025, the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) sprang into action, leveraging years of epidemic preparedness and support ...

With no further infections reported, the outbreak is now considered over. This was Tanzania’s second experience with Marburg virus, following a previous outbreak in 2023 in the same region.

Marburg virus is a severe zoonotic disease, similar to Ebola, and is associated with a high fatality rate, varying from 24 percent to 88 percent, depending on the virus strain and case management.

A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to ...

The Kenya Meteorological Department in its July weather update says cool and cloudy conditions with occasional light rains are expected in the Central Highlands, the Nairobi area, parts of western ...

EBV was for years dismissed as a mild rite of passage — a virus that most people get and recover from, even though it stays in the body for life. But that view has been changing rapidly since a ...