Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...
The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.
Marburg virus was first documented in 1967 in laboratories ... usually preceded by severe blood loss and shock. There is not yet a cure, although the death rate can be brought down significantly ...
Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.
Two districts in the northwest Kagera region of Tanzania have reported outbreaks of the Marburg virus, known for its high fatality rate. Now the World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating a ...
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.
Experts say the Marburg virus has no evolutionary or scientific link proteins in snake venoms and is unlikely to spread globally. Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever that has a high ...
Read on as we discuss the history, causes, signs, prevention and treatment of this virus. The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt ...
The organization is supporting the country to monitor, test for and treat the disease, as well as raise awareness among at-risk communities. Marburg virus is a dangerous pathogen similar to the ...
Ebola outbreak has been declared in Africa this week, with up to nine people already dead. Uganda reported an outbreak in the ...