Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak

Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if ...
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 ...
Blood flowing from the eyes, mouth and ears. The virus responsible for these gruesome symptoms, dubbed the Marburg virus disease, is amongst the most deadly pathogens ever, with a recent ...
A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus has been detected in northern Tanzania. Marburg is in the same family as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. The World Health Organization ...
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 ...
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 ...
Some of the victims are healthcare workers, who are at considerable risk in the early days of a Marburg outbreak. The virus spreads among humans through direct contact with bodily fluids such as ...
Tanzania has confirmed a Marburg virus disease in the northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organisation has said. The organisation said one case tested positive for the virus following ...