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Uganda confirms Marburg case as Ebola outbreak continues

A new case of Marburg disease has been registered in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.Teams […]

July 4, 2026 Infectious diseases

Ebola: Outbreak cases are “tip of iceberg,” says Africa CDC official at centre of epidemic

“Better to die from Ebola than the attacker who would come and cut my head off.” That was […]

June 13, 2026 Infectious diseases

Meningitis B: UK launches vaccine programme to protect students after fatal outbreaks

Thousands of young people across England, Wales, and Scotland will be offered the meningitis B (MenB) vaccine for […]

June 13, 2026 Infectious diseases

Disease outbreaks such as Ebola and hantavirus are more frequent and deadly as world “moves backwards,” report warns

Growing distrust, attacks on science, and geopolitics are undermining pandemic preparedness at a time when infectious disease outbreaks […]

May 20, 2026 Infectious diseases

US scraps mandatory flu jabs for soldiers, but what do other militaries do?

With one social media post,1 a vaccine mandate that had been in place for 70 years was cancelled. […]

May 5, 2026 Infectious diseases

US and Moderna: FDA refuses approval process for new mRNA flu vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration has refused to consider an mRNA flu vaccine made by Moderna, potentially […]

February 12, 2026 Infectious diseases

Obesity: One in 10 infectious disease deaths linked to condition, study shows

A 10th of deaths worldwide related to infection are potentially linked to obesity, a study of 540 000 […]

February 10, 2026 Infectious diseases

Controversial African vaccine trial likened to Tuskegee is “cancelled”—but US funders insist it will continue

The fate of a controversial US funded trial of a neonatal hepatitis B vaccine remains unclear, with different […]

January 27, 2026 Infectious diseases

Flu: NHS sees post-festive bounce back amid cold snap

A bounce back in flu admissions has been seen in NHS hospitals since Christmas as services grapple with […]

January 10, 2026 Infectious diseases

Cuba hit by surge of dengue and other infectious diseases

Outbreaks of several infectious diseases in Cuba have killed dozens and are reportedly overwhelming the island’s hospitals and […]

December 31, 2025 Infectious diseases

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