An untreatable Ebola-like virus ... Marburg haemorrhagic fever, it is very difficult to distinguish from other tropical illnesses, such as Ebola and malaria. Infected patients become 'ghost ...

Global health chiefs from the World Health Organization (WHO) have warned of cases of the Marburg virus in Tanzania ... headaches that become increasingly worse, as well as a 'ghost-like' appearance ...

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

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It can also be transmitted through contaminated surfaces and materials like bedding and clothing. Currently, there is no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for the Marburg virus. However ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on Monday that there was a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the ...

Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that causes Marburg virus disease (MVD), a severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates. It belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus, the ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania has tested positive for the highly contagious Marburg disease, a virus with a ...

Tanzania previously reported an outbreak of Marburg in March 2023 – the country’s first – in the Kagera region, which resulted in nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths ...

Tanzania has officially declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus ... to bodily fluids like blood, saliva, or urine from infected individuals. Surfaces contaminated with the virus can also ...