Transmission: According to WHO, humans can contract the Marburg virus from animals. Transmission can also occur through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person ...

Marburg virus is initially transmitted to humans through prolonged exposure to caves or mines inhabited by fruit bats, particularly Rousettus species. Human-to-human transmission occurs through ...

The Marburg virus, similar to Ebola in its lethality and mode of transmission, is one of the world's most fearsome pathogens. Its ability to cause haemorrhagic fevers and high mortality rates ...

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.

Marburg virus is a fatal disease which can be caused due to close contact with one of the species of fruit bats. Body fluids transferred through unprotected sex or a lesion can cause this disease ...

The primary mode of Marburg virus transmission is through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or animals. Dr Mecha explains, “It can be transferred directly or ...

More information about FCDO travel advice can be found here. But what exactly is the Marburg virus? Marburg virus disease (MVD), a severe and often fatal illness similar to Ebola, is caused by the ...

On January 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which ended on March 13. Currently, there are no approved vaccines for Marburg virus disease. For the U.S. clinical trial ...

The allowed claims generally cover prevention of Marburg virus infection utilizing GeoVax's proprietary MVA-based Marburg vaccine. Previous presentations of data from nonhuman primate studies ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. East Africa has recently been hit by a wave of viral outbreaks, causing concern across the ...

According to the World Health Organisation, the first case was a 26-year-old male who checked into a hospital on June 26th and died a day later. Another 51-year-old male who went to a hospital on ...