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%.
Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Is Well Travelled And Has A Long History — From 1967 Germany To 2024 Rwanda
Rwanda is experiencing its first Marburg outbreak, with 11 deaths. Marburg, related to Ebola, causes severe fever with a high fatality rate. It has a long history dating back to 1967.
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.
Marburg virus kills 11 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.
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 ...
Ebola-Like Infections in Rwanda Foretell More Outbreaks
Rwanda’s first recorded infections of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever, is another sign that outbreaks of ...
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 ...
First Ebola patient treated at UNMC returns for 10th anniversary of his recovery
Ten years after becoming the first Ebola patient to be treated at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Richard Sacra returned to Omaha Thursday to reunite with the team ...
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 ...
Major travel warning issued as eight people die from incurable virus similar to Ebola
Authorities in the African country say 26 cases have so far been confirmed of the Marburg virus, which causes a deadly ...