Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola ... often become 'ghost-like', developing deep-set eyes and expressionless faces. This is usually accompanied by bleeding from multiple orifices — including ...

Tanzania declares the end of the Marburg virus outbreak, but Africa continues to battle rising health crises, including ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed a declaration by Tanzania on the end of the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, ...

This is the latest viral epidemic to hit the East African region in the past year, following outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox diseases among others. The World Health Organisation (WHO ...

The Marburg virus is a member of the filoviridae (filoviruses) family. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, according to WHO. It then manifests its symptoms suddenly.

Tests have, so far, all proven negative for Ebola or other common haemorrhagic fever diseases like Marburg dubbed 'the eye-bleeding virus'. Dr Michael Head, a senior research fellow in global ...

From monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the most recent outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda, health authorities are facing significant challenges in managing these deadly diseases.

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...

Tanzania on Thursday declared the end of a Marburg virus outbreak as no new cases have been reported for 42 days. “While the outbreak has been declared over, we remain vigilant to respond ...