Last year fellow African nation Equatorial Guinea recorded 12 official fatalities from an outbreak of Marburg virus, though another 23 deaths are thought to be 'probable' deaths from the infection ...

In 2023, Marburg virus disease outbreak was reported in Equatorial Guinea. "We urge Rwandans to remain vigilant and enhance ...

TASS/. The risk of a disease caused by the Marburg virus, the first case of which was detected in Guinea, spreading worldwide is very low. There have been no cases of the disease registered in ...

On Feb. 13, Equatorial Guinea announced the deaths in the east of the country of nine people between Jan. 7 and Feb. 7 from Marburg virus disease in the “first epidemic of Marburg virus disease ...

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death ...

This is the latest viral epidemic to hit the East African region in the past year, following outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox diseases among others. The World Health Organisation (WHO ...

Marburg virus was first documented in 1967 when a shipment of infected monkeys from Uganda was sent to a laboratory in Marburg, Germany. Laboratory workers, who were involved in manufacturing ...

Notably, the first filovirus to be discovered was Marburg virus (MARV), which was isolated ... It has become clear that the rodent models (mouse and guinea pig), although important for the ...

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...

Jamaican fruit bats support disseminated infection of Ebola but not Marburg virus. The differences in infection dynamics are partially attributable to Marburg’s less efficient entry and impaired ...

Tanzanian health authorities declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after recor ...

Marburg is in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola ... Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda, according to the WHO.