The number of people hospitalised with a winter vomiting bug has surged to a five ... busiest year on record in 2024 and ongoing winter virus pressures mean hospitals remain extremely busy with ...

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What is this deadly bleeding eye virus that is spreading rapidly across Tanzania and has made WHO issue an alarm. Read on to ...

In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers assessed the competence of mosquitoes as vectors for the Oropouche virus (OROV) in the United States.

Following a brief respite of a day or two, patients experience stomach and chest pain, followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, and dizziness. Ultimately, the disease progresses to bleeding from bodily ...

Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment, originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids ...

Kenya has stepped up its preparedness for Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the recent outbreak in the neighbouring Tanzania, which has reportedly claimed eight lives as of January 16.

Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly ... Severe watery diarrhoea, abdominal pain and cramping, nausea and vomiting can begin on the third day. Within a week, many patients develop ...