The virus that causes Marburg, which is similar to Ebola, is highly virulent, with a high fatality rate. It is transmitted to people from fruit bats, and spreads through direct contact with the ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.

Ugandan officials are investigating the source of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak following the death of a nurse, ...

Ugandan health officials on Thursday confirmed a case of Ebola in the capital Kampala, in a nurse who sought care at a number ...

Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.

But countries also pressed WHO at a key budget meeting last Wednesday about how it might cope with the exit of its biggest donor, according to internal meeting materials obtained by The Associated ...

On January 28, after the original publication of this article, Secretary of State Rubio issued an emergency ...

Honourable Chair, Dr Jerome Walcott, Honourable Ministers, dear colleagues and friends, Good morning, happy New Year, and welcome once again to your WHO headquarters. As you know, for me 2024 ended ...

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with the first confirmed patient dying from it, ...

Obeldesivir is a relatively new antiviral drug with a broad spectrum of potential uses and also is being tested in clinical ...