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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is actively supporting the response to an outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania's ... 281 contacts being monitored for symptoms of the disease.

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.

As there is no specific vaccine or treatment, supportive care remains the primary form of medical intervention Symptoms of Marburg Virus Disease typically include fever (often high), severe headache, ...

Dr Norman Jonas, community health services coordinator, explained that Marburg virus is primarily transmitted through contact with bodily fluids of infected individuals. He described key symptoms as ...

While many people may attribute their cold-like symptoms to common respiratory illnesses, Dr. Brad Sobolewski of Cincinnati Children's Hospital warns that a different virus, human metapneumovirus ...

A rash usually appears one to five days after a fever, headache and other symptoms. Mpox spreads between people through direct contact with rashes, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus ...

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A lethal new virus which kills humans has been developed by scientists as part of a US government project. The genetically modified variant of smallpox is so dangerous that, as yet, no vaccination ...