A POTENTIAL new outbreak of Ebola has sickened at least 12 people and killed eight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It ...

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

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 ...

The Marburg virus, a deadly relative of Ebola, has resurfaced in Tanzania, infecting nine and killing eight. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a travel warning. No vaccine or specific ...

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

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

Just a day later, that increased to nine cases and eight deaths. WHO said: "The cases presented with similar symptoms of headache, high fever, back pain, diarrhoea, haematemesis (vomiting blood), ...

WHO is currently investigating nine suspected cases of Marburg in Tanzania, with eight of those resulting in deaths.

Marburg Virus Disease has been detected in Tanzania with nine cases reported so far - eight of those infected have sadly died as the World Health Organisation issues a new warning ...