Prior to 2014, the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease on record, caused by Sudan ebolavirus, resulted in 425 cases and 224 deaths in Uganda. There are several reasons for the scope and ...
By cutting trees in response to international demand for tobacco, farmers induced wildlife to start eating virus-laden bat ...
Viruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, ...
A meeting convened by WHO in Africa in February, 2024, aimed to develop a protocol for assessing new treatments for filovirus diseases during outbreaks. Esther Nakkazi reports.
Effective public health communication is essential for Africa, confronted with numerous infectious disease epidemics and ...
In the heart of Mount Elgon National Park in Kenya lies a natural wonder with a dark and deadly secret - the Kitum Cave. This ...
In 2018, there was another ebola outbreak in the African continent ... When the disease spread to neighbouring Uganda in 2019 ...
Around the world, deforestation — often to clear land for agriculture — has been linked to outbreaks of diseases that have jumped from animal to human. HIV, Zika, Sars, mpox and Ebola are some of the ...
Chimpanzees in Uganda have been eating virus-filled bat dung ever since their preferred food source was destroyed by tobacco ...
Press Release - To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective ...