The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of ...

The disease is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to ...

The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt (Germany) and Belgrade ...

Amid the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania's northwestern region, the World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted 1.4 ...

The Marburg virus, a close relative of Ebola, is a deadly disease that causes haemorrhaging and has a high mortality rate.

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One "confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak" in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing ...

“We believe that, as Tanzania successfully controlled the outbreak two years ago, the country will manage to control this ...

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative tests.

leading the group Nanoscale Infection Biology at HZI. Marburg virus, like Ebola virus, a member of the filovirus family, is a highly infectious and lethal pathogen with substantial epidemic potential.