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Rare Temporary Flu Complication Can Leave Some Kids Unable to Walk
MedPageToday A 9-year-old girl in Michigan recently made the news after suddenly finding herself unable to walk during a bout with the flu. Before that, she experienced typical flu symptoms like fever, chills, and fatigue, and had plenty of rest and hydration. “When the fever broke after a few days, I thought she was turning […]
Dec 10, 2025
Bats might be the next bird flu wild card
Science News Bats have become the latest mammals susceptible to H5N1, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus responsible for bird flu. In Peru, over a dozen vampire bats have been found carrying H5N1 antibodies, indicating exposure to the virus, researchers report November 11 at bioRxiv.org. The finding is “very worrisome,” says Vincent Munster, a virus ecologist […]
Dec 10, 2025
Gilead Donates Remdesivir to Aid Ethiopia’s Marburg Virus Response
Gilead Gilead Sciences has provided its antiviral therapy, remdesivir, to the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to help combat the country’s first outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). The contribution underscores Gilead’s commitment to global health and rapid action during public health crises. “At Gilead, we believe access to life-saving medicines should not be limited […]
Dec 3, 2025
Ethiopia Marburg Outbreak 2025
Relief Web On 14 November 2025, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), issued a press release declaring an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Region of Ethiopia. As of 26 November 2025, 78 laboratory tests have been conducted, of which twelve confirmed cases, including […]
Dec 3, 2025
Death toll climbs in Ethiopia’s Marburg outbreak
CIDRAP Three new deaths have been confirmed in Ethiopia’s Marburg virus outbreak, bringing the death toll to eight, according to the latest update from Ethiopian health officials. There are now 12 confirmed cases in the outbreak, which was first reported in mid-November and is occurring in the southern part of the country. Last week, the Ministry of […]
Dec 3, 2025
First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know
The Conversation H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and how concerned about it should we be? What happened? In early November, a resident of Grays Harbor, a […]
Nov 26, 2025
Marburg outbreak worsens in Ethiopia as death toll rises
The Telegraph Experts warn that the outbreak’s proximity to borders with Kenya and South Sudan means that – if not contained – it could spread rapidly. The death toll in Ethiopia’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg haemorrhagic fever has risen to five, with 10 cases confirmed. Another three dead patients are also suspected to […]
Nov 26, 2025
Global Virus Network Statement on the Marburg Virus Outbreak in Ethiopia
GVN The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the newly confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in southern Ethiopia. This represents the country’s first […]
Nov 26, 2025
Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak
Africa News Ethiopia confirmed on Monday the deaths of three people who had contracted the Marburg virus. The country’s health ministry said three additional fatalities were being investigated for a possible connection to the disease. This announcement comes after Ethiopian authorities declared the Marburg outbreak on Friday. The outbreak was reported in the Omo region, an area […]
Nov 19, 2025
Ethiopia reports first outbreak of Marburg, Ebola cousin with no vaccine
Washington Post At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with the deadly Marburg virus, a clinically similar cousin to Ebola, in the East African country’s first outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organization said Friday. Ethiopia’s Health Ministry also confirmed the outbreak. The WHO “is actively supporting Ethiopia to contain the […]
Nov 19, 2025