Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments specifically for this virus.

DAKAR, Senegal – The World Health Organization says that Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least ...

The fatality ratio of the Marburg virus, which is “in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola,” ranges from 24% to 88% depending on case severity, according to WHO.

The largest ever Marburg virus outbreak led to 252 documented cases and 227 deaths in Angola from 2004-2005. ... George Romero’s Daughter Made a Gay Zombie Movie, ...

An outbreak of Marburg virus — also known as “bleeding eye virus" — continues to grow in Rwanda, sparking concerns about a potential spread outside the country.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

This will activate the Marburg virus in people who have been vaccinated. And sadly turn some of them into zombies. — gina shirah (@GinaShirah81815) October 1, 2023 ...

Marburg virus and other false rumours about today's emergency alert test. 4 October 2023. Share Save. Mike Wendling. BBC News. Share Save. ... And sadly turn some of them into zombies".

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country ...

Why didn't that emergency alert turn everyone into zombies? REALLY disappointing. At the very least I was expecting the government would use 5G to release the Marburg virus and consume the country ...

The Marburg virus causes a severe hemorrhagic fever that has historically killed 70 percent of those infected. ... It’s safe to say no one will become a zombie this week.