Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation's health system and ...

However, experts remain concerned about the possibility of mutations. These could make the virus more transmissible, even if slightly less deadly — a scenario reminiscent of SARS-CoV-2. While only one ...

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 ...

Two districts in the northwest Kagera region of Tanzania have reported outbreaks of the Marburg virus, known for its high fatality rate. Now the World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating a ...

Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between humans through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces ...

An untreatable Ebola-like virus is on the rise in Tanzania, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already infected nine people ...

Eight people have died in Tanzania’s Kagera region following a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, according to the World Health Organization. The virus, related to Ebola and ...

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 ...

East Africa continues to grapple with the growing threat of deadly viruses, with the Marburg virus now posing a significant risk to the region. Recently, Tanzania reported a suspected outbreak of ...

At least eight people in Tanzania have died in an outbreak of the highly lethal Marburg virus, according to global health officials. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola-like virus ...