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

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

BUKOBA: IN efforts to control the spread of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), radio presenters from 14 stations based in the Lake Zone Regions namely Mwanza, Kigoma, Shinyanga, Kagera, Simiyu and Mara have ...

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On average, the fatality rate is about 50%. Marburg virus is spread by certain fruit bats to humans and other primates. People usually contract the disease after spending time in caves where the ...

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 ...

Marburg exists in bats, but does not seem to harm them with outbreaks seeming to occur when the virus is passed from a bat to a human before it is then able to spread through the human population.

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 ...

Avoid contact with fruit bats and their habitats Practice strict hygiene, including frequent handwashing Avoid close contact with infected individuals or their bodily fluids The Marburg virus ...

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 ...