On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare officially declared the 16th Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This outbreak ended on 1 December 2025 and occurred in Bulape Health Zone, Kasaï Province, an area with limited access to appropriate healthca...
A. Amuri-Aziza, Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo, J. Makangara-Cigolo et al.· Nature Communications· 1 citation
During the 2025 mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone, we assessed environmental contamination in 2 hospitals. Of 89 surfaces sampled, 6 (6.7%) surface samples, primarily from doors, were PCR-positive for monkeypox virus. Our findings highlight monkeypox virus surface contamination in healthcare settings and help prioritize in...
M. Jaba, E. Saidu, E. Kamanda et al.· Emerging Infectious Diseases· 0 citations
BACKGROUND
An Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Bulape health zone, Kasaï province, DR Congo, was declared on Sept 4, 2025, and ended on Dec 1, 2025. We describe the dynamics of this outbreak and the molecular characteristics of the causative Ebola virus variant (species Orthoebolavirus zairense).
METHODS
This re...
T. Wawina-Bokalanga, J. Otshudiema, Richard Kitenge-Omasumbu et al.· The Lancet Microbe· 0 citations
Lassa fever (LF) is a viral disease that is widespread throughout West Africa, with significant global health consequences. Nigeria bears the highest burden (1309 confirmed cases in 2024) of LF among all endemic countries. Within Nigeria, Ebonyi State bears a high burden of cases. Clinical observations suggest that the...
E. C. Nwojiji, N. Nwambeke, P.-W. Shih et al.· medRxiv· 0 citations
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