Five people have died and three others are infected with the Marburg virus – a highly infectious, Ebola-like disease – in Tanzania’s north-west Kagera region, authorities said earlier this week.
Tanzania's health Minister Ummy Mwalimu has confirmed a mysterious disease that has killed five people to be the Marburg virus. "Our public health laboratory results have confirmed that this ...
The CDC is warning U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for a rare and deadly virus after two outbreaks of it were reported in Africa. The CDC said no confirmed cases of Marburg virus related to ...
Marburg virus has killed five people in Tanzania's north-western Kagera region, the health ministry has said. High fever is a common symptom of the deadly Ebola-like virus, often followed by ...
The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people or with surfaces and materials. It causes hemorrhagic fever with ...
The ebola-like virus is spreading fast across Africa. Known by the name Marburg virus disease, it is extremely rare in nature and has the ability to cause high fatality rate. Countries of Tanzania ...
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The Marburg virus was first detected in the city of Marburg in Germany in 1967 Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family ...
Two outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola which causes a severe and often fatal disease in humans, have been confirmed in Africa in recent months. It has sparked concern among ...
Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first nine deaths from the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, with health authorities currently examining a further 16 suspected cases.