First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, this virus is also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus due to the strange symptoms that it can cause.

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...

Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that causes Marburg virus disease (MVD), a severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates. It belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

Experts say the Marburg virus has no evolutionary or scientific link proteins in snake venoms and is unlikely to spread globally. Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever that has a high ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak, claiming 8 lives in Kagera region. The government and WHO are mobilizing efforts to prevent further spread.

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...

Instead, Hassan said that authorities had "identified one patient (who) has been infected with Marburg virus". "The cause of the earlier reported deaths in the community has not been confirmed and ...

Both viruses are rare but have the potential to cause outbreaks with high mortality rates. The Marburg virus is often transmitted by fruit bats, which are considered the natural reservoir for the ...

Marburg virus disease, or MVD, is a serious, often fatal disease. The virus causes a severe viral hemorrhagic fever, according to the World Health Organization. It was first detected in 1967 ...