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.

Wirus (zdjęcie ilustracyjne) Fot. Bartosz Bańka / Agencja Wyborcza.pl The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola.

Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola, causes people to bleed from their orifices and kills up to 9 in 10 of those infected. There are currently no vaccines or treatments available meaning medics ...

The Marburg virus causes Marburg virus disease (MVD) and is related to the more widely known Ebola virus. The average mortality rate of this disease in humans is about 50%, meaning that about half of ...

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death ...

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

The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people or with surfaces and materials. It causes hemorrhagic fever with ...

However, on Thursday last week, Minister for Health, Jenista Mhagma, announced that Tanzania is now free from Marburg virus ...

Marburg virus disease is highly virulent and causes hemorrhagic fever and has a fatality ratio of up to 88%, WHO says. "It is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease.

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

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

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