An outbreak of a highly infectious disease has killed at least twelve people in Rwanda, sparking concerns of a wider spread. The Marburg virus disease, which is similar to Ebola, has killed ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed a declaration by Tanzania on the end of the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, ...

Ebola and Marburg are severe and highly infectious ... It's passed on through respiratory droplets produced when a person with the virus coughs or sneezes, or by contact with objects or ...

World Health Organization data released last night shows 431 people have now been ... haemorrhagic fever diseases like Marburg dubbed 'the eye-bleeding virus'. Dr Michael Head, a senior research ...

Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa Fever ... and internal bleeding. The virus can be spread by touching or handling the bodily fluids of an infected person, contaminated objects, or infected wild animals.

The WHO said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was "high".

WHO officials have identified two outbreaks of a mystery illness in the area that has sickened hundreds and killed over 50 people to date.

and from one deceased person. Test results have ruled out similar hemorrhagic diseases such as Ebola and Marburg virus. Testing and contact tracing are continuing in affected locations by teams of ...

Dar es Salaam. The government on Thursday, March 13 declared the end of the second outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD ...

No new cases reported in 42 days following death of last confirmed case on Jan. 28, according to WHO - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Tanzanian health authorities declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after recor ...