The Latest Breaking News from Marburg

A medical student and his girlfriend who had just returned from Rwanda fell ill while travelling through Germany

Most infected are health care workers treating patients in the capital, but officials fear more cases will emerge

Rwanda says at least eight people have died so far from the highly contagious, Ebola-like Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever that has no authorised vaccine or treatment.

Rwanda confirms Marburg virus outbreak with 8 deaths, no vaccine available. Efforts to contain spread ongoing.

Eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus outbreak

For the first time, the world is seeing two simultaneous outbreaks of the Marburg virus – one in Equatorial Guinea, the other in Tanzania. The Marburg virus is just as deadly as Ebola, to which it is closely related, but it has been extremely rare until now.

A town in Burundi, West Africa, has been quarantined after an outbreak of an unknown virus which causes nosebleeds. The country's health officials say they have already ruled out Ebola and Marburg

World Health Organisation moves to fast-track testing of vaccines after Marburg virus claims five lives, including one health worker

Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - Seven people have been killed in an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, with a further 20 deaths "probably" due to the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-west

The World Health Organization confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in the central African country of Equatorial Guinea on Feb. 13, 2023. To date, there have been 11 deaths suspected to be caused by the virus, with one case confirmed. Authorities are currently monitoring 48 contacts, four…