Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

Eleven people have died in Rwanda from the highly contagious Marburg virus, and 36 cases have been confirmed, the country's health ministry reported Tuesday, just days after the country declared ...

The Health Ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals. By Sarah Hurtes and Arafat Mugabo Sarah Hurtes reported from Nairobi, Kenya, and Arafat Mugabo from ...

1:59 Health Matters: Death toll from Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda rises to 11 German emergency personnel in full protective gear shut down two railroad tracks at Hamburg’s central station on ...

Rwanda is grappling with its first Marburg virus outbreak, with 36 cases and 11 deaths. The virus, closely related to Ebola, has a high fatality rate. Human-to-human transmission occurs through ...

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country ...

(NEXSTAR) – 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%.

Two people tested negative in Germany this week. By Annie Correal and April Rubin Rwanda is in the midst of an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate that ...

The Marburg Virus, which can have an 88 percent fatality rate, has now killed 11 people in Rwanda as the East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak. Currently ...

Rwanda is fighting its first outbreak of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus which was first reported in late September. As of Thursday, 11 people were reported to have died of the virus in ...

The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly pathogen similar to the Ebola virus, has resurfaced. In a recent outbreak in Rwanda, six people have died due to this lethal virus, raising ...