Marburg, Ebola
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.
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's Marburg disease outbreak with unknown source kills 11: All we know
While Marburg poses a significant threat in Africa, the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised that the risk to Americans remains low. What are symptoms
Suspected Marburg virus cases in Hamburg test negative amid fears of outbreak
Two passengers with suspected cases of Marburg virus in Germany have tested negative for the highly contagious disease. The travellers – returning from Rwanda to Hamburg via Frankfurt – were taken for examination at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) on Wednesday (2 October).
Rwanda's Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is still being investigated
There are 36 confirmed cases of the disease that manifests like Ebola, with 25 of them in isolation, according to the Rwandan government's latest update.
Deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has health officials on high alert
Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat Marburg virus.
Marburg vaccines rushed to Rwanda to protect healthcare workers battling outbreak
Marburg vaccines are set to arrive in Rwanda in the coming days to help protect healthcare workers fighting an outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever.
Marburg outbreaks: One of the world’s deadliest viruses
While outbreaks of Marburg virus are rare, there have been several in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa. Like many ...
Suspected Marburg cases in Germany were false alarms: Officials
Two people recently returned to Germany from Rwanda who feared they had contracted the deadly Marburg virus have tested ...
Deadly Marburg Virus Suspected of Reaching Germany From Africa
German police cordoned off part of a train station in Hamburg and isolated two people to reduce the risk of the deadly ...
Marburg Virus: What Is It and Should We Be Worried?
Hamburg train station in Germany was partially locked down on Wednesday after suspected cases of a deadly virus were detected.
What is Marburg virus, and how worrying is it?
Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths.
Marburg virus death toll in Rwanda rises to 11 as travellers in Germany test negative
Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan ...