Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.

Tanzania has declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after confirming one case and identifying 25 suspected cases in the Kagera Region of Northwestern Tanzania. The Marburg… Read more » ...

Marburg virus disease or MVD is a highly transmissible and infectious virus that comes from the the same family as the Ebola virus. First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt ...

Without treatment, Marburg, which is thought to originate from bats, can have a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, making it one of the deadliest known diseases ... the Marburg virus is believed ...

Eight people have died in Tanzania’s Kagera region following a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, according to the World Health Organization. The virus, related to Ebola and ...

Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Eight people have been killed in a suspected ...

Marburg virus disease is an infectious, severe and often fatal disease caused by filovirus. Rapid action saves lives, including ensuring people with symptoms receive prompt care. "We recommend ...

Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Fred Murphy, Sylvia ...

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be ...