On Jan. 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in Biharamulo District in the northwestern part of the country’s Kagera Region. The announcement comes after public health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Marburg virus outbreak was declared in Rwanda on 27 September (Getty Images) Since Rwanda’s first-ever Marburg virus disease ...

Ugandan health authorities have confirmed an isolated case of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in a young child who died from the highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. The case comes as Uganda is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A medical worker carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact with a ...

A deadly, Ebola-like virus called Marburg is currently causing an outbreak in Rwanda. The country declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Sept. 27 and has reported 58 confirmed cases and 13 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ethiopia became the sixth country in the last 5 years to report an outbreak of Marburg virus. There are no ...

A single confirmed case does not automatically mean a major outbreak. Uganda’s health authorities and WHO are currently tracking all known contacts to contain any possible spread. (File image used for ...

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday that a suspected ...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates.

Africa is once again battling deadly viral diseases that have raised concerns. Uganda recently confirmed an isolated case of Marburg virus disease in a one-and-a-half-year-old child during ...