416 cases of the mysterious disease had been reported in recent weeks.

“We are tired. Every time there is an outbreak, we go into panic mode, and we have to start begging the world for vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. It was the case with mpox, it was the case before with COVID-19, and it is still the case with Marburg,” Kaseya said. On Thursday, Jean Kaseya, director […]

A total of 65 confirmed cases out of 1,141 suspected cases of cholera have been reported across 96 local government areas in 30 states from the onset in January.

Obia Achieng, deputy representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in South Sudan, said the country faces one of the highest malaria burdens in the region, with an estimated 7,630 cases and 18 deaths daily.

On Wednesday, the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (Gaffi) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections. Related: Ecuador: Brucellosis Alert The agreement formalizes years of collaboration between the two agencies to improve patient health, the PAHO website said. The […]

On Wednesday, Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health set an alert over the appearance of six people infected with brucellosis, a disease caused by the bacterium Brucella, which causes flu-like symptoms. Related: Peruvian Consulate To Serve Ecuadorian Migrants in Mexico The patients were detected in the city of Ibarra, in the province of Imbabura, in the […]

On Sunday, Rwandan Ministry of Health urged the public to take precautionary measures, including regular washing of hands, to prevent the spread of highly infectious red eye disease following an outbreak in some regional countries. RELATED: Rwanda: Minister for Unity at National Dialogue Council The ministry said the disease is spread through touching the eyes […]