Ebola, Marburg
CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows
In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country.
Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Outbreak Kills 11 in Rwanda
The East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak, first traced among patients in health facilities.
What is Marburg virus? Outbreak of Ebola-like disease detected in yet another country
Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.
Marburg virus kills 8 in Rwanda. What to know about the Ebola-like outbreak and symptoms
Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus​, a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement comes just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
US CDC to issue second-highest travel alert for Rwanda on Marburg outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue its second-highest level of travel notice for Rwanda, recommending people to avoid nonessential travel due to the Marburg disease outbreak in the east African country,
What To Know About The Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Amid False Alarm German Outbreak
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24 ...
US Deploys Experts to Deal With Deadly Ebola-Like Outbreak
Marburg virus outbreaks can have high fatality rates, killing up to 88 percent of those infected, according to the World ...
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Rwanda Begins Vaccine Trials Against Ebola-like Virus
Rwanda has announced plans to begin vaccine trials to combat the deadly Marburg virus after it took custody of 700 vaccine ...
Fears Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ that’s killed 9 has spread – as hospital visits banned
A MAJOR outbreak of the ‘eye-bleeding disease’ Marburg may have reached Europe and could spread globally, an expert has ...
Ebola-Like Virus Kills 8 in Rwanda Just Days After Outbreak Declared
The deadly Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact.
Horror as German train station on lockdown after Ebola-like virus found
A medical student who had been in contact with a patient later diagnosed with Marburg virus contacted authorities from a ...