Scientists worldwide say fears of the next pandemic may come true, with many new viruses mutating and spreading slowly, ...

Further plans are underway to enhance regional surveillance through additional field missions Marburg virus is a severe zoonotic disease ... avoid contact with fruit bats and their excretions, as ...

Concerned officials in the African nation have launched a probe to discover the cause of the outbreak, warning it could pose ...

A tin mine in Kigali has been identified as the source of Rwanda’s first Marburg virus outbreak, which killed 15 people and ...

The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease ... be initially transmitted to humans by fruit bats in north Africa and can spread between ...

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada ...

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada ...

Rwanda swiftly brought its recent outbreak of Marburg to a close at the end of December. The government’s response — which took less than three months — was seen as a blueprint on how to ...

How can Marburg virus disease infections be prevented? There is no vaccine or treatment for Marburg virus disease. If you are or have been in a region where a Marburg virus disease outbreak has ...

Symptoms of Marburg virus disease are similar to those of other viral haemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola disease, and of infectious diseases like malaria or typhoid. Diagnosis can be difficult, ...

A fatal virus has reportedly been discovered in shrews in Alabama, sparking concerns about potential contagion to humans. The Camp Hill virus — thought to be the first "henipavirus" in North ...