Marburg virus is a highly ... which are natural reservoirs of the virus. Human-to-human transmission occurs through: Contact with infected body fluids (blood, saliva, vomit, urine, etc.). Direct ...

With a fatality rate that can reach close to 90 per cent, Marburg’s fever is often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure ... of the infection,” she added. Marburg virus causes Marburg ...

Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly ... burial ceremonies that involve direct contact with the body can also result in infection. Ms Hassan said the government had strengthened ...

A POTENTIAL new outbreak of Ebola has sickened at least 12 people and killed eight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes as a deadly eye-bleeding disease related to Ebola spreads through ...

Additionally, 25 people with suspected infections whose test results were later negative for Marburg ... the virus. Infected people can further transmit the virus to others via their body fluids ...

Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the ...

has been infected with Marburg virus". "The cause of the earlier reported deaths in the community has not been confirmed and efforts are ongoing to ascertain the source of the infection," she added.

Led by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and Rinda Ubizima, a Rwandan research organization, the study aims to uncover how the human body responds to Marburg virus infection, providing crucial insights ...