At least nine people in Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization said. File Photo by Tamas Soki/EPA At least nine people in ...

The Marburg virus has a ‘filamentous’ structure and is transmitted by fruit bats [Shutterstock] Ethiopia has confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after nine cases were reported in ...

Marburg virus disease is a severe, often fatal, infection passed from fruit bats to people. In a September 2024 Marburg virus disease outbreak in two Rwandan hospitals, mortality rates may have been ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia(AP) — Ethiopia on Monday confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic virus that has been detected in an area neighboring South Sudan. Health Minister Mekdes Daba said ...

Rwanda has begun the world's first clinical trial for a treatment of the Ebola-like Marburg virus, which has killed more than a dozen people in the country, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia on Monday declared the end of its first outbreak of Marburg virus after completing the mandatory 42 days with no new confirmed cases. A total of 14 cases, including nine ...