Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania, with nine people reportedly infected, of whom eight have ...

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Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment, originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids ...

How does Marburg virus spread The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through human-to-human transmission. There are currently no approved vaccines or ...

Twenty-five other samples were negative, she said. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected ...

The announcement on Monday confirmed the presence of the virus, which is similar to Ebola, and is known for its high mortality rate. Marburg, which originates in fruit bats, spreads to humans ...

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease ...