What is the deadly Marburg virus and where has it spread?
WEB3 days ago · A scientist checks for Marburg virus antibodies in a bat near a lead and gold mine in Kitaka inside the Kitomi forest reserve, about 300km from Uganda's capital Kampala [Christopher Black/WHO/AFP]
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
WEB4 days ago · Published Oct. 3, 2024 Updated Oct. 5, 2024, 12:30 p.m. ET. Rwanda is in the midst of an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate that has killed 11 people ...
Marburg virus disease (Marburg) Situation Summary | Marburg
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Marburg is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola, that can cause serious illness and death. The disease is named for the German city where scientists became ill with the disease's first known cases in …
Deadly Marburg virus: scientists race to test vaccines in outbreak
WEB6 days ago · As of 30 September, the central African country has recorded 27 cases and 9 deaths caused by Marburg virus, a highly deadly relative of Ebola virus that also causes haemorrhagic fever, with most...
History of Marburg Outbreaks | Marburg | CDC - Centers for …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · What to know. Most outbreaks of Marburg disease have occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the virus has spread to other parts of the world through infected travelers or accidental laboratory infections.
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 7, 2021 · Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg virus disease (MVD), a disease with a case fatality ratio of up to 88%, but can be much lower with good patient care. Marburg virus disease was initially detected in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany; and in Belgrade, Serbia.
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBFeb 13, 2023 · Marburg virus disease is a highly virulent disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, with a fatality ratio of up to 88%. It is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease.
The neglected continuously emerging Marburg virus disease in …
WEBOct 29, 2023 · Severe viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is caused by Marburg virus which is a member of the Filoviridae (filovirus) family. Many Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreaks are reported in five decades. A major notable outbreak with substantial reported cases of infections and deaths was in 2022 in Uganda.
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease - The New York Times
WEBJul 29, 2022 · The Marburg virus is the pathogen that causes Marburg virus disease in humans, health experts said. A colorized scanning of an electron micrograph shows Marburg virus particles (in blue), both...
New Marburg Outbreaks in Africa Raise Alarm About the Deadly …
WEBApril 3, 2023. Two concurrent outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola that can kill as many as 90 percent of the people it infects, are raising critical questions about the...