Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola, causes people to bleed from their orifices and kills up to 9 in 10 of those infected with ...

Dr Stephanie Psaki - who worked on infectious disease responses - wrote in an editorial this weekend that Americans were not ...

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak. The deadly illness similar to Ebola is highly infectious, and can kill up to ...

Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.

Eight people have died in Tanzania’s Kagera region following a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, according to the World Health Organization. The virus, related to Ebola and ...

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A SUSPECTED outbreak of a deadly 'eye bleeding disease' has sparked fears of a wider spread. So far, the Ebola-like illness has infected nine people and killed eight - with the World Health ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been killed in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania's northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has ...

Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly ... and this is associated with more severe disease. People remain infectious as long as their blood contains the virus and burial ceremonies ...

“Now is a time for collaboration, and commitment, to protecting the health of all people in Tanzania, and the region, from the risks posed by this disease.” Marburg virus disease is highly virulent ...