The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania. Without treatment, Marburg ...

The WHO said that on Jan. 10 it had received "reliable reports" regarding suspected Marburg cases in Tanzania with victims suffering from identifiable symptoms of headaches, high fever ...

On Tuesday, the WHO said it had received reliable reports of suspected cases of Marburg virus in the region of Kagera on Jan. 10. Victims had presented with typical Marburg symptoms, including ...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania. "We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 ...

but it still hasn't been officially confirmed that the outbreak has been caused my Marburg virus. Health authorities also raced to identify people who've come in contact with the victims ...

So far, one person has tested positive for Marburg, an Ebola-like virus, that is highly infectious and can be fatal in up to 90 per cent of cases. "We are confident that we will overcome this ...

Advertisement The last Marburg outbreak in Tanzania came in March ... reports" regarding suspected Marburg cases in Tanzania with victims suffering from identifiable symptoms of headaches, high ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. Symptoms include fever, muscle pains, diarrhea, vomiting and in some cases death from extreme blood loss.