Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 confirmed cases of the virus in its latest update, ...

Ghana has confirmed the first two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease, a deadly infliction in the same family as the Ebola virus. The two patients died in the same hospital in late June and their ...

Marburg virus is rare among people but it is highly infectious once it finds a human host, and the disease can be fatal, with an average fatality rate of around 50%, according to the WHO. During a ...

The outbreak of Marburg virus infection in Equatorial Guinea has ended, the World Health Organization's regional office for Africa said on Thursday. The agency said no new cases of Marburg, caused ...

Here’s what you need to know An electron microscope photo of the Marburg virus. An outbreak of the deadly virus has been confirmed in the Central African country of Equatorial Guinea.

Two people are dead after testing positive for the Marburg virus disease in Ghana in June — and now the World Health Organization (WHO) is declaring the West African country’s first-ever outbreak.

Marburg virus was first diagnosed in 1967, the CDC says, when outbreaks occurred simultaneously in labs in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Serbia. During that outbreak, 31 people became ...

Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Rwanda, with no vaccine or treatment By Ignatius Ssuuna The Associated Press Posted October 1, 2024 9:57 am Updated October 1, 2024 5:35 pm ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill. Symptoms include fever, muscle pains, diarrhea, vomiting and, in some cases, death through extreme blood loss.

The Marburg virus is one of the most deadly known pathogens. Like Ebola, it causes severe bleeding, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea and has a 21-day incubation period.