Kitum Cave is, in fact, a petrified rain forest. Seven million years ago, the volcanic Mount Elgon erupted and buried the surrounding rain forest in ash. Kitum is deep within what was once a molten ...

This place is called Kitum Cave. If you come as a visitor, in all likelihood, you will fly into the Nairobi airport, secure a vehicle and travel the Kinshasa highway toward your destination.

Africa's historic caves give you a rare peek into the continent's opulent past. These natural wonders are not just geological ...

Meanwhile, in 1980, while investigating Kitum Cave, a French engineer employed at a nearby sugar mill came into touch with the body-melting Marburg virus. He soon died at a Nairobi hospital.

Inside 'world's deadliest cave' that could cause next pandemic: Kitum in Kenya gave rise to Ebola and 'eye bleeding' Marburg virus. Fatal 'hemorrhagic' or blood-letting fevers emerged from Kitum ...

Kitum Cave entrance. Image credit: Nina R via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY 2.0 ) The entrance is idyllic and is found behind a beautiful waterfall and bountiful foliage.

The Kitum cave in Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya, is known as the world's deadliest cave.According to the experts, this cave is a house to some of the most deadliest and dangerous viruses, like ...

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Carved by the tusks of elephants, who visit its caverns to scrape the walls for salt, Kitum cave in Kenya hosts some of the deadliest pathogens known to man. In 1980, a French engineer from a ...