The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.
Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.
Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that causes Marburg virus disease (MVD), a severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates. It belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus ...
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 ...
Infectious Marburg disease — with 88% fatality rate — is discovered in remote corner of Tanzania
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the ...
Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.
Kenya's health authorities said that robust measures are underway to mitigate the risks of viral diseases such as Marburg, mpo ...
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