It can also be transmitted through contaminated surfaces and materials like bedding and clothing. Currently, there is no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for the Marburg virus. However ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

The Kenyan government is on high alert following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda ... and avoid sharing personal items like towels, utensils, or clothing. Members of the public ...

A deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus is being reported in Tanzania's Kagera region and the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a grave warning regarding the same. Often compared to Ebola ...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...

"We do not recommend travel or trade restrictions with Tanzania at this time." Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the ...

Twenty-five other samples were negative, she said. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected ...

Advertisement The last Marburg outbreak in Tanzania came in March 2023 when six people died from the virus in the Bukoba district. "[We] would like to assure the international organizations ...

Tanzania has dismissed a World Health Organisation (WHO) report of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the north-west of the country. On Tuesday, the global health agency ...

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus has been detected in northern Tanzania. Marburg is in the same family as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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 ...