Rwanda will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus after the Ebola-like disease killed 12 people in the African ...

New research on Marburg virus survivors identifies a key immunogen in the virus's wing domain, offering a promising target ...

Researchers follow the study participants to see if there is a difference in disease severity or other outcomes between the two groups. Testing vaccines for Marburg virus disease presents a ...

Since Rwanda’s first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak was declared on 27 September, tourists headed for the country in ...

This highly lethal virus, a cousin of Ebola, is striking the country for the first time. Rwanda has received, in three weeks, ...

Rwanda, on October 6, kicked off a trial vaccination drive focused on people at highest risk of contracting Marburg virus, ...

Rwanda begins the world's first trial for Marburg virus treatment, aiming to develop a cure for the deadly disease. A ...

Christopher Black/WHO via AFP] Published On 6 Oct 20246 Oct 2024 Rwanda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Marburg virus to try to combat an outbreak of the Ebola-like disease in the ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments specifically for this virus. A person infected ...

Marburg virus ... as vaccine candidates with early trial data, are being evaluated”, say the WHO. Marburg and Ebola are both caused by viruses from the same filovirus family. The diseases ...

There is no proven vaccine or treatment for infections with the virus, which is closely related to Ebola virus and causes ...

Rwanda will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus after the Ebola-like disease killed 12 people in the African country. Health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said vaccinations would focus on ...