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What is Ebola and how do you catch it?

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 15 October 2026 - Categories: Global health
Crowds on the streets of Kampala Uganda on 26 May 2026, during the Ebola outbreak

Ebola has been in the news since the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency of international concern on 17 May 2026, for an outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and Kenya. This blog post outlines what the disease is, how it spreads, and what it means for the …

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Marburg virus disease: what you need to know

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 8 October 2024 - Categories: Global health
Marburg virus under a microscope

This blog post was reviewed and updated in November 2025. Marburg virus belongs to the filovirus family, along with Ebola. It can cause Marburg virus disease, a haemorrhagic fever, which can damage blood vessels and cause bleeding, and its presentation …

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