THE government has confirmed that one person has died in an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in Kagera Region, with ...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...

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The Foreign Office has issued a warning for Brits planning a winter sun getaway in Tanzania. Certain regions of the ...

Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between humans through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces ...

Tanzania confirms a Marburg virus outbreak after initial denials prompting urgent response from the Africa CDC Learn about ...

Two districts in the northwest Kagera region of Tanzania have reported outbreaks of the Marburg virus, known for its high fatality rate. Now the World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating a ...

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 bed ...

An untreatable Ebola-like virus is on the rise in Tanzania, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already infected nine people ...

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

Eight people have died in Tanzania’s Kagera region following a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, according to the World Health Organization. The virus, related to Ebola and ...

A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in the Kagera region of Tanzania has been linked to nine suspected cases and eight deaths, according to WHO. The agency has classified the risk for regional and ...