UNITED KINGDOM – The University of Oxford has started recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an Ebola vaccine in human volunteers against the Ebola species endemic in Democratic…
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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak
GUINEA – Having recorded zero cases of Marburg disease in the past 42 days, Guinea has declared the end of a Marburg virus outbreak announced on August 9th. The decision…
Read MoreWHO lauds Guinea’s swift action in detecting, curbing Marburg virus
GUINEA – WHO has commended the efforts put in by the Government of Guinea to detect and contain Marburg Disease. When a man in Temessadou M’Boket – a village in…
Read MoreCote D’Ivoire starts Ebola vaccination of frontline workers
COTE D’IVOIRE – Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola outbreak was declared on 14 August. The…
Read MoreIvory Coast reports first Ebola case in 25 years shortly after Guinea reported Marburg virus
COTE D’IVOIRE – Ebola has resurfaced in Ivory Coast for the first time in 25 years, health officials said, after an 18-year-old woman from neighboring Guinea tested positive for the…
Read MoreGuinea confirms West Africa’s first ever case of deadly Marburg virus disease
GUINEA – Guinea Health authorities, in collaboration with the World Health Organization have confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time…
Read MoreWHO declares Guinea Ebola free months after a second outbreak was reported
GUINEA – The Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February has been declared over. This was the first time the disease resurfaced in the country since the deadly outbreak…
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