Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania has caused worry as symptoms, death rate, and treatment details are out.

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak.

Marburg virus disease, caused by a virus from the same family as Ebola, has a fatality rate of up to 88% without treatment.

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a ...

After up to five days of fever, patients begin to suffer damage to their blood vessels, which can cause internal bleeding, ...

There is no authorized vaccine or treatment for Marburg. Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals.

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AN outbreak of a lethal ‘eye-bleeding’ virus has been confirmed in Tanzania, the president has announced. It comes just a ...

Marburg, which originates in fruit bats ... Currently, there is no authorized vaccine or treatment for the virus, making it particularly dangerous in outbreak situations. Under the International ...

The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen ...

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive ...