The World Health Organisation warned that the risk of the outbreak spreading to neighbouring countries is high.

Marburg virus is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to ...

The World Health Organization has warned of a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in northern Tanzania, with eight ...

Marburg Virus Disease has been detected in Tanzania with nine cases reported so far - eight of those infected have sadly died ...

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

Nine cases of the deadly disease have been reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania so far. But officials expect that number ...

There is currently no cure for Marburg Virus Disease which has now beem detected in Tanzania with nine cases reported so far.

The United Nations health agency said it had informed its member states on Monday of "an outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region" of Tanzania. "We are aware of nine ...

“We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves.” Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with ...