In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Marburg virus disease is spreading in Rwanda and has claimed 6 lives so far. Rwanda's Minister of Health, Sabin Nsanzimana, revealed that the victims and most of the infected are healthcare ...

Currently, there are no vaccines for Marburg Virus Disease, but some are in development. One promising candidate, developed by the Sabin Vaccine Institute in Washington D.C., is currently in the ...

CDC will begin screening travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus at 3 US airports “Currently, the risk of MVD in the United States is low; however, clinicians should be aware of the potential ...

Understanding the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda: Learn about symptoms, prevention, and current travel advisories for this rare but serious viral disease. ... Handling infected non-human primates; ...

Initial human exposure may occur directly from contact with bats, other infected animals, such as a monkey or an infected human. Marburg first surfaced in 1967 in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany ...

The Egyptian fruit bat is the natural host of the highly pathogenic Marburg virus, which causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans, leading to death in 30%–90% of infected individuals.

Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of ...

Marburg is a virus from the same family as Ebola. It causes a haemorrhagic fever and has an average fatality rate of 50%, according to the WHO, although rates have been as high as 88% in previous ...

Scientists are launching their first in-human vaccine trial for a highly fatal virus. The Marburg virus is in the same family as Ebola and was discovered in 1967. There are currently no approved ...