Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country. President Samia Suluhu ...

Storyline: The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), ...

Marburg virus is a dangerous pathogen similar to the Ebola virus. It can cause fever, muscle pain, diarrhea and vomiting in humans. Within about a week, it can lead to severe blood loss and ...

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 ...

vomiting and diarrea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Signs of Marburg virus disease usually appear between two and 12 days after exposure. They can progress to much ...

A Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania has caused eight ... abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting, with a non-itchy rash appearing between 2 and 7 days after symptoms start. From the fifth day ...

Marburg virus disease or MVD is a highly transmissible ... it spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, saliva, vomit, or urine of an infected individual.

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following ...

WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.

Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that causes ... Contact with infected body fluids (blood, saliva, vomit, urine, etc.). Direct contact with contaminated surfaces or materials like ...

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

An outbreak of an Ebola-like virus has been detected in the East African country of Tanzania. So far, only one person has tested positive for Marbug virus, said officials ...