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Dec 3, 2012

Updates on Marburg and Ebola

By Anna Tomasulo

On Nov. 28, Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported seven cases of Ebola (six confirmed, one probable), and four deaths. The current Ebola outbreak is occurring in the Central Region’s Luweero and...

Ebola, marburg, Uganda, Congo, viral hemorrhagic fever, bat, fruit bat

Nov 14, 2012

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Ebola Strikes Again in Uganda

By Anna Tomasulo

On Oct. 4, the WHO declared Uganda’s most recent Ebola outbreak over. Today, Uganda’s WHO country representative, Joaquim Saweka, reports two confirmed Ebola deaths from the Luwero District....

Ebola, Uganda, marburg, Luwero

Oct 25, 2012

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Sixth Marburg Death in Uganda

By Anna Tomasulo

This morning, Uganda’s New Vision reported a sixth suspected death in the Marburg outbreak. The Kabale District Director of Health Services, Dr. Patrick Tusiime, has discouraged public gatherings...

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Oct 19, 2012

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Marburg Virus Strikes in Kabale District, Uganda

By Anna Tomasulo

Just a few weeks after Uganda was declared free of Ebola, a second hemorrhagic fever strikes. On Friday, Oct. 19, the Uganda Ministry of Health warned the public that Marburg virus has been...

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Oct 26, 2011

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Ebola-like virus discovered in Spain

By Anna Tomasulo

A group of scientists have discovered a new virus that is related to some of the deadliest viruses to primates (including humans). The virus was isolated in bats in northern Spain. The new virus...

filovirus, Ebola, marburg, Spain