Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

The first known cases of Marburg virus disease were reported in 1967 in Germany, where researchers fell ill while handling infected monkeys imported from Africa.

Marburg virus, like its cousin, Ebola, can lead to large outbreaks with death occurring in up to 90% of those infected. Disease begins with an influenza-like illness including a high fever ...

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.