Marburg virus was first documented in 1967 when a shipment of infected monkeys from Uganda was sent to a laboratory in Marburg, Germany. Laboratory workers, who were involved in manufacturing ...

Marburg Virus: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director ...

The Marburg virus is a member of the filoviridae (filoviruses) family. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, according to WHO. It then manifests its symptoms suddenly.

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 ...

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...

From monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the most recent outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda, health authorities are facing significant challenges in managing these deadly diseases.