An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed at least eight people in Rwanda. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and, in ...

The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected By. Cara Lynn Shultz. Cara Lynn Shultz.

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 ...

Six people in Rwanda, primarily medical professionals, have died from the Marburg virus since the outbreak was declared. This highly fatal disease, related to Ebola, has seen twenty cases so far.

The Marburg virus, also known as bleeding eye virus, is a haemorrhagic fever that may turn fatal. It belongs to the family of Ebola virus and has been spreading in Rwanda.

There have been a number of Marburg virus disease outbreaks since then, notably in Angola during 2004-2005 and the Democratic Republic of Congo during 1998-2000, which killed hundreds of people.

Scientists are launching their first in-human vaccine trial for a highly fatal virus. The Marburg virus is in the same family as Ebola and was discovered in 1967.