Marburg virus is named after the town in Germany where it first emerged. In 1967, there were simultaneous outbreaks at ...

Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

Eleven people have died in Rwanda from the highly contagious Marburg virus, and 36 cases have been confirmed, the country's health ministry reported Tuesday, just days after the country declared ...

The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen ...

In Rwanda, Marburg virus disease has resulted in six fatalities, mainly among healthcare workers. The virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever, spreads through contact with bodily fluids. Authorities ...

The train was evacuated after health authorities suspected they had contracted the Marburg virus — a rare disease that has a fatality rate as high as 88 per cent. The suspicion arose because the ...

Marburg virus is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that can cause severe hemorrhagic fever. It is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids or animals, such as bats.

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country ...

Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous ...

Rwanda’s health minister says authorities are tracing every potential contact of the index case in the country’s outbreak of ...

Rwanda is grappling with a rising wave of Marburg virus cases, as the country faces a severe outbreak of this deadly pathogen. The situation has escalated rapidly, prompting the World Health ...

1:23 Marburg outbreak: 8 dead in Rwanda from virus, health officials say Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the ...