Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease ... can attend funerals for Marburg victims. Home vigils aren’t allowed ...

Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27. Similar to Ebola, the rare but very severe illness can be fatal in up to 88% of ...

An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed at least eight people in Rwanda. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and ...

Eleven people have died in Rwanda from the highly contagious Marburg virus, and 36 cases have been confirmed, the country's health ministry reported Tuesday, just days after the country declared ...

Thirty-one individuals who had contact with the infected animals, animal tissues, or direct contact with human victims became ill and seven died. Marburg virus has demonstrated the ability to ...

Health officials continue to monitor an outbreak of Marburg virus — also known as "bleeding eye virus" — in Rwanda, which has sparked concerns about a potential spread outside the country.

Two districts in the northwest Kagera region of Tanzania have reported outbreaks of the Marburg virus, known for its ... The horrifying disease often kills its victims through blood loss or ...

Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced. Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Tanzania's government said no-one in the country had tested positive for the Marburg virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said at least eight people in ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg ... of the virus in the same area on Jan. 10. Victims had presented ...