Ghana declares first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

Jul 18, 2022

Accra [Ghana], July 18 : Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola.

Karnataka govt issues advisory to prevent Nipah virus outbreak

Sep 07, 2021

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 7 : In view of cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection being reported recently in the neighbouring state of Kerala,...

Centre deploys National Joint Outbreak Response Team as multi-agency probe into Chandipura virus outbreak intensifies

Aug 05, 2026

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to Gujarat and Rajasthan to strengthen the...

Israeli West Nile Virus Cases Rise to 710

Jul 29, 2024

Since the current outbreak began in June, 46 people diagnosed with the virus have died, the ministry added

Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead: WHO

Feb 14, 2023

In a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samples turned out...

NIV team collects samples to find source of Nipah Virus outbreak

Sep 11, 2021

Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 11 : A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune on Saturday collected samples from...