First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, this virus is also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus due to the strange symptoms that it can cause.

Atravel advisory has been issued mandating that travellers have their body temperature checked at all points of entry ...

Three bugs US scientists highlighted are Ebola and Marburg, SARS, and Nipah virus. These viruses are ... severe haemorrhagic symptoms, including bleeding from bodily orifices, like the eyes ...

The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat ...

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.

Tests have, so far, all proven negative for Ebola or other common haemorrhagic fever diseases like Marburg dubbed 'the eye-bleeding virus'. Dr Michael Head, a senior research fellow in global ...

So far, Ebola and Marburg tests have reportedly returned negative. Other symptoms, according to health leaders, include fever, vomiting, and internal bleeding. The virus can be spread by touching ...