Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

DAKAR, Senegal – The World Health Organization says that Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least ...

The life-threatening virus is highly contagious, and has no known cure or approved vaccine. Here's what you need to know about the symptoms, spread and treatment for the Marburg virus disease.

The rare virus was first identified in 1967 after it caused simultaneous outbreaks of disease in laboratories in Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Serbia. Seven people died who were exposed to the ...

Four people infected with the virus have died in Ghana, experts said. The disease’s fatality rate is high. By April Rubin Ghana announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease ...

Symptoms of Marburg virus disease come on suddenly, and include fever, chills, headache, and myalgia. Around day 5 of symptoms, a maculopapular rash, most prominent on the trunk, may occur.

Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.

Here's what you need to know. First recognized in 1967, Marburg virus, formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a rare but extremely fatal hemorrhagic disease.

The deadly Marburg virus was discovered on Sunday in Guinea, West Africa, after a man died of the disease. The virus had not been seen since 2008, and the last major outbreak of Marburg was in ...