First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, this virus is also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus due to the strange symptoms that it can cause.

Marburg isn’t new — it was first discovered in 1967, when outbreaks happened in labs in Marburg and Frankfurt (both in Germany) and in Serbia (formerly Belgrade, Yugoslavia).

Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bedsheets.

Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already killed 10 people in Rwanda, with around 300 people being monitored for suspected infection.. In a statement, UK health chiefs ...

Rwanda’s Ministry of Health confirmed a case of Marburg virus infection in Kigali—the first recorded instance of its kind in ...

It was first discovered in 1967 after outbreaks of a VHF in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in Serbia after workers came into contact with the blood, organs or cell ...

It was first discovered in 1967 after outbreaks of a VHF in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in Serbia after workers came into contact with the blood, organs or cell ...

The Marburg virus is a rare but severe fever resulting in uncontrolled bleeding that causes serious illness and death. It was first discovered in 1967 in Marburg and Frankfurt Germany.

It was first discovered in 1967 after outbreaks of a VHF in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade in Serbia after workers came into contact with the blood, organs or cell ...