11-17
2025
Africa CDC confirms Marburg virus outbreak in southern Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has acknowledged the confirmation by Ethiopia's Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) of a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Jinka, southern Ethiopia.
11-01
2025
11-01
2025
11-01
2025
11-01
2025
10-20
2025
Sudan's cholera outbreak worsens amid conflict and heavy rains
Sudan is grappling with a worsening cholera outbreak as ongoing conflict, mass displacement, and heavy rains fuel the rapid spread of waterborne diseases.
10-14
2025
More mpox cases reported in Malawi with capital Lilongwe topping national count
LILONGWE, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Malawi continues to register more cases of mpox disease, with the capital, Lilongwe, recording the highest number of cases, according to the latest update on the outbreak from the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM).
10-02
2025
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo shows signs of decline: WHO
KINSHASA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "showing encouraging signs of decline," though risks remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.
09-24
2025
Quick takes: Mosquito-borne illness in Europe, polio in 3 nations, avian flu hits more US poultry
Local spread of mosquito-borne diseases continue to accelerate in parts of Europe, with France this week reporting 82 more chikungunya cases, raising its total to 383, along with 2 more dengue cases, bringing that total to 21, the European Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said today in its weekly communicable disease update.
09-09
2025
WHO says mpox no longer a global public health emergency
GENEVA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The spread of mpox (monkeypox) in Africa no longer represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.