Last year fellow African nation Equatorial Guinea recorded 12 official fatalities from an outbreak of Marburg virus, though another 23 deaths are thought to be 'probable' deaths from the infection ...

On Feb. 13, Equatorial Guinea announced the deaths in the east of the country of nine people between Jan. 7 and Feb. 7 from Marburg virus disease in the “first epidemic of Marburg virus disease ...

Last year, Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea had Marburg outbreaks that resulted in an estimated 40 deaths. Ghana saw an ...

Over 50 people are dead in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to an unknown virus, according to the World ...

The Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and screening at all 26 ports of entry into the country in the wake of ...

Notably, the first filovirus to be discovered was Marburg virus (MARV), which was isolated ... It has become clear that the rodent models (mouse and guinea pig), although important for the ...

Certain regions of the equatorial holiday spot are currently experiencing a deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus. Namely the Kagera region has seen 10 active cases reported as Marburg, only two have ...

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...

From monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the most recent outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda, health authorities are facing significant challenges in managing these deadly diseases.

DAR ES SALAAM - Eight people have been killed in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania's northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.