Fox News reports that Marburg can cause serious illness and death, with a 20% to 90% fatality rate. There haven’t been any confirmed cases of Marburg in the U.S., and the CDC says the risk of ...

In March 2023, Tanzania's Bukoba district experienced its first Marburg virus outbreak, which is thought to have killed six ...

Tanzania is witnessing another outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus and has confirmed at least nine deaths as of Friday. Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak Claims 8 Lives In Tanzania; Africa CDC ...

A computer illustration of Marburg virus. [AFP] The Kenyan government is on high alert following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda. On September 27, Rwanda reported an outbreak ...

The Marburg virus is a member of the filoviridae (filoviruses) family. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, according to WHO. It then manifests its symptoms suddenly.

the Tanzanian Government issued a travel advisory note stating that all travellers must have their body temperature checked at all points of entry due to an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD ...

Marburg outbreaks are most common in Africa but have occurred in Europe as well. Fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) are thought to be the original virus host. Transfer of the virus from bats to humans ...

On January 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which ended on March 13. Currently, there are no approved vaccines for Marburg virus disease. For the U.S. clinical trial ...

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...

Sabin is developing the vaccine amid more frequent outbreaks of the Marburg virus disease, highlighting the need for vaccines to protect high-risk populations. During Rwanda's Marburg outbreak ...