Africa CDC

Rwanda’s Marburg virus cases are easing, but the mpox virus continues to spread across Africa, now affecting 18 countries. Health officials call for urgent action to contain the outbreak.

Gilead Sciences donates 5,000 remdesivir vials for emergency use amid the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, as the country plans clinical trials for new treatments.  

Africa CDC declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency, with the virus spreading rapidly across the continent.