Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation’s health system and testing its pandemic response capabilities.

The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), implementing ...

Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...

Still, it is wise to treat anyone with severe gastrointestinal symptoms as if they could have norovirus, prompting those ...

The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.

In a statement, Dr. Richard Dawood, an adviser to the African Travel & Tourism Association, said, "For the vast majority of tourist activities, the risk is virtually zero." ...

The World Health Organisation notes that Marburg Virus Disease is rare but severe ... supportive care for the patient and combatting the symptoms individually. Symptoms can include a high fever ...

The Marburg virus is a highly virulent pathogen belonging ... The disease typically begins with sudden symptoms such as high fever, severe malaise, and headaches. Within a week, infected ...

A new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus has gripped Tanzania ... Patients may also develop severe haemorrhagic symptoms within seven days. According to recent news reports, Africa CDC has ...

First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, this virus is also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus due to the strange symptoms that it can cause.