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What to know about Marburg virus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Ghana. Ghana is a close neighbour of Nigeria.

Marburg virus: Urgent need to contain this close cousin of Ebola

In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes

Bridge: Technological innovation reducing delays in breast cancer diagnosis

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women in Nigeria. The Globocan 2020 report showed that breast cancer is the leading cause of

WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency

The head of the World Health Organization Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can so

What you Need to know about the marburg virus disease (MVD)

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a rare but