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 ...

Fifteen people died from the virus, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Center—most of them doctors and nurses with decades of ...

Currently, there is no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for the Marburg virus. However, supportive care, such as rehydration and managing symptoms, significantly improves survival chances.

Read on as we discuss the history, causes, signs, prevention and treatment of this virus. The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt ...

Marburg virus was first documented in 1967 in laboratories ... although the death rate can be brought down significantly with early treatment and rehydration. Scientists are working on vaccines ...

There is no authorized vaccine or treatment for Marburg. Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals.

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country. President Samia Suluhu ...

The organization is supporting the country to monitor, test for and treat the disease, as well as raise awareness among at-risk communities. Marburg virus is a dangerous pathogen similar to the ...

There are currently no vaccines or specific treatments for Marburg Virus Disease. Early intensive supportive care and treatment of symptoms can reduce the chances of death from MVD. Patients are ...