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

The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.

The announcement on Monday confirmed the presence of the virus, which is similar to Ebola, and is known for its high mortality rate. Marburg, which originates in fruit bats, spreads to humans through ...

Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Eight people have been killed in a suspected ...

Tanzania has implemented new health measures following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the Kagera region.

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country. President Samia Suluhu ...

Marburg exists in bats, but does not seem to harm them with outbreaks seeming to occur when the virus is passed from a bat to a human before it is then able to spread through the human population.

A technical team from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) is in Rwanda as part of the preparations for a study on Marburg virus immunity among recovered patients.

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 ...

The Foreign Office has issued a warning for Brits planning a winter sun getaway in Tanzania. Certain regions of the ...

The announcement on Monday confirmed the presence of the virus, which is similar to Ebola, and is known for its high mortality rate. Marburg, which originates in fruit bats, spreads to humans ...