Category: Outbreak Watch
A Man Died From Malaria at Frankfurt Airport. He’d Never Left Germany.
German health authorities confirmed six malaria cases and one death among Frankfurt Airport workers, suspected to be linked to an infected mosquito…
100 Days Into DRC’s Ebola Outbreak: The Response Scaled Up Fast. The Virus Is Still Outrunning It
WHO’s 100-day update on DRC’s Ebola outbreak shows more than 5,200 cases and a response that’s scaled up dramatically, more labs, more…
The Worst Week Yet: Why Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Keeps Outrunning the Response
WHO’s latest count puts DRC’s Ebola outbreak at over 4,600 cases and a 46.8% fatality rate, with the worst week of transmission…
A Nigerian Epidemiologist Will Soon Lead the World’s Pandemic Vaccine Coalition
Professor Ibrahim Abubakar, a UCL-based Nigerian epidemiologist, has been appointed the next CEO of CEPI, the global coalition that funds and accelerates…
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Just Passed 2,000 Deaths. The Reason It’s So Deadly Isn’t Just Speed.
DRC’s Ebola outbreak has now killed more than 2,000 people, with a fatality rate higher than the deadliest outbreak in history. Part…
Nigeria Now Has the Region’s Largest Cholera Outbreak. Here’s Why It Keeps Crossing Borders.
UNICEF says cholera is spreading rapidly across West and Central Africa, moving along two major river corridors and putting millions of children…
A River Boat Scare Near Kinshasa Just Revealed How Serious Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Has Become
A river boat quarantine near Kinshasa ended with no Ebola cases found. The relief is real, but it sits inside a much…
Nearly One in Four People Who Catch Lassa Fever This Year Has Died. That Number Is the Real Emergency.
Nigeria has recorded 229 Lassa fever deaths in 2026. But the case fatality rate has risen from 18.7 to 23.8 per cent…
Who’s Watching When Disease Strikes? Inside Nigeria’s Outbreak Defence — and How You’re Part of It
you notice something worrying in your community — several people falling sick with the same symptoms, unexplained deaths, a spike in severe…
A Child Has Died in a Suspected Diphtheria Outbreak in Niger State. Here’s What Every Parent Should Know.
Don’t wait it out. If you notice these signs, take the child to a health worker quickly. Early treatment matters a great…