There have been a number of Marburg virus disease outbreaks since then, notably in Angola during 2004-2005 and the Democratic Republic of Congo during 1998-2000, which killed hundreds of people.

Marburg virus disease is an often fatal illness which causes hemorrhagic fever in humans. A cluster of cases was recently reported in Rwanda, where at least 8 people have died and hundreds more ...

Key Background Marburg was first detected in 1967 in Germany and the former Yugoslavia, with 31 cases—and seven deaths—primarily linked to lab monkeys. Small outbreaks were detected in the ...

Source Reference: Willet V, et al "Summary of WHO infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease: a call for evidence based practice" BMJ 2024; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.p2811.

Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

No. The WHO reports there is not yet a Marburg vaccine or approved treatment. Monoclonal antibodies under development, however, and a vaccine for Ebola could potentially protect against Marburg Virus.

Ghana on Sunday declared its first ever outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease. Blood samples taken from two patients in the southern Ashanti region were sent for testing to the Noguchi ...

And similar to Ebola, Marburg is a rare but often deadly hemorrhagic fever. It has a case-fatality rate between 23% and 90%, depending on the outbreak, with an average fatality rate of 50%.

Marburg appears to be even rarer than Ebola, with fewer than 500 people confirmed to have ever had the disease. Symptoms are similar to Ebola and include fever, vomiting, rash, and pain.

Less is known about Marburg virus than Ebola, which was well-studied during the large 2014 epidemic. It may be less infectious than Ebola, but there are fewer epidemics to assess this.