A suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania’s Kagera region has reportedly infected nine people ... transmitted to humans through Rousettus aegyptiacus fruit bats, the ...

Marburg virus ... exposure to fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), which are natural reservoirs of the virus. Human-to-human transmission occurs through: Contact with infected body fluids (blood ...

The Marburg virus is often transmitted by fruit bats, which are considered the natural reservoir for the virus. According to the WHO, Rousettus aegyptiacus, a fruit bat of the Pteropodidae family ...

"Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed in Dar es Salaam, identified one patient as being infected by Marburg virus," she said at a press conference ...

These are the victories that kept us going." The Marburg virus, which is transmitted to humans by fruit bats, spreads through ...

Signs and symptoms include abrupt high fever, chills, severe headache and extreme tiredness. The ministry advised against treating a person who exhibits these signs and symptoms at home. The ...

including frequent handwashing Avoid close contact with infected individuals or their bodily fluids The Marburg virus represents a serious public health challenge due to its high mortality rate ...

Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bedsheets.

The suspected cases displayed symptoms consistent with Marburg infection, including headache, high fever, diarrhoea, and haemorrhagic complications, according to the WHO’s alert to member countries on ...