Rwanda’s Ministry of Health confirmed a case of Marburg virus infection in Kigali—the first recorded instance of its kind in ...

What is the Marburg virus? It's viral, haemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola. It's highly infectious and was initially detected in 1967 after outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany ...

PHOTO: Illustration of Marburg virus is seen here in this undated stock photo. (STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) Marburg virus disease is a rare illness caused by the Marburg virus, which is a so-called ...

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 ...

Marburg virus has only reached the US once before in 2008, when it was diagnosed in a woman who had returned from a two-week safari in Uganda. She was hospitalised but later made a full recovery ...

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

Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 following outbreaks in laboratories in Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Serbia, Seven people died after being exposed to the virus while conducting ...

An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed at least eight people in Rwanda. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and, in ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments specifically for this virus.

The Marburg virus, while rare, is known to cause severe hemorrhagic fever and has a high mortality rate of up to 88 percent. It is typically spread to humans from fruit bats, ...

Marburg is one scary disease. The fatality rate can be as high as 88%. There's no approved vaccine — yet. With one of the world's largest outbreaks, Rwanda is now testing a promising new vaccine.