The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal.

The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected Science Photo Library/Getty A warning has been issued to travelers over the ...

Health Deadly outbreak of Marburg, or ‘bleeding eye virus,’ leads to travel advisory Get the latest update on the Ebola-like virus, which has infected dozens and killed 15 in Rwanda ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania has tested positive for the highly contagious Marburg disease, a virus with a ...

Marburg virus is notorious for its killing ability. In past outbreaks, as many as 9 out of 10 patients have died from the disease. And there are no approved vaccines or medications.

Health officials in Rwanda declared a Marburg virus outbreak in late September. As of late October, there have been 66 confirmed cases and 15 deaths, with nearly 80% of the cases reported among ...

Marburg virus, if left untreated, can have a fatality rate of up to 88 percent. Symptoms include fever, muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting and, in severe cases, death caused by extreme blood loss.

This is the second outbreak of Marburg in Kagera since 2023. It comes exactly a month after Rwanda, which shares with a border with Kagera, declared its own outbreak of the disease was over.

Rwanda has declared an end to the country's Marburg virus outbreak following the recovery of the last patient 42 days ago, Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana told a news conference on Friday.

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an outbreak of the disease was ...

The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal.

The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected ...