A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now come ...

Infected people can further transmit the virus to others via their body fluids, such as blood, urine, saliva, feces, or semen. About 50% of the people who get Marburg virus disease die.

Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials, WHO stated.

People remain infectious as long as their blood contains the virus and burial ceremonies that involve direct contact with the body can also result in infection. Fruit bats spread Marburg to humans.

Marburg virus was initially transmitted to people from fruit bats. It now spreads among humans via very close contact with an infected person's blood or other bodily fluids like vomit, urine, or ...

The country declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Sept. 27 and has reported 58 confirmed cases and 13 deaths as of Oct. 8. Many of those who have been infected are health-care workers.

Marburg disease is spreading rapidly in Rwanda, causing 11 fatalities so far. The virus, related to the Ebola virus, induces severe symptoms including bleeding from various body parts. Diagnosis ...

There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease - a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola - outside Rwanda, and officials have said that the current risk to the US is low.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.