Health emergencies are on the rise in Africa. Last year, there were 213 public health outbreaks that the pan-African public ...

Cholera topped the list of disease outbreaks in Africa last year as a warming world increased both flooding and droughts in ...

After up to five days of fever, patients begin to suffer damage to their blood vessels, which can cause internal bleeding, ...

WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern ...

The South African Department of Health has reiterated its commitment to pandemic preparedness, as global concerns over mpox ...

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV), though not a newly discovered virus, is gaining attention in Africa as nations brace for ...

In early December, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, announced that an unknown illness had ...

Zoonotic pathogens very likely caused the last pandemic. Can we get better at halting them before the next one?

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory virus causing symptoms similar to the common cold or influenza, which has ...

Africa needs approximately 10 million vaccine doses to control the outbreak, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but only around 1 million have been delivered. An ...

Experts in South Africa address the recent human metapneumovirus outbreak (HMPV), reassuring the public that there is no ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised alarm over a sharp rise in public health emergencies across the continent, with more than 200 disease outbreaks reported ...