Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of ...

The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt (Germany) and Belgrade ...

The disease is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to ...

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a ...

An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight ...

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

One "confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak" in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing ...

The announcement on Monday confirmed the presence of the virus, which is similar to Ebola, and is known for its high mortality rate. Marburg, which originates in fruit bats, spreads to humans ...