Outbreak Kills 8, Suspected Marburg Virus Has Terrifying 88% Fatality Rate
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.
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Clinical Aspects of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.
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Infectious Marburg disease — with 88% fatality rate — is discovered in remote corner of Tanzania
Symptoms include fever, muscle pains ... bodily fluids of infected individuals. AFP via Getty Images This is the second outbreak of Marburg in Kagera since 2023. It comes exactly a month after ...
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What Is Marburg Virus? Eight Killed In Suspected Outbreak In Tanzania
Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Eight people have been killed in a suspected ...
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Marburg Virus Confirmed In Tanzania After Series Of Deaths
Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Fred Murphy, Sylvia ...
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A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in ...