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 ...

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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 ...

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak. The deadly illness similar to Ebola is highly infectious, and can kill ...

The WHO said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed ... reported from two districts, suggesting "geographic spread". "The delayed detection and ...

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 ...

Marburg Virus: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director ...

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be ...

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 ...

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in Tanzania has killed at least eight people, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In a statement on Tuesday, the global health agency said a total ...

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak. The deadly illness similar to Ebola is highly infectious, and can kill ...

Eight people have died in a suspected outbreak of Marburg ... the virus. The World Health Organisation said it has offered Tanzania its full assistance Credit: GETTY IMAGES The geographic spread ...