First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, this virus is also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus due to the strange symptoms that it can cause.

A deadly virus which leaves patients with bleeding eyes has swept parts of a country following an outbreak. Tanzania president Samia Suluhu Hassan declared an outbreak after one case of Marburg ...

The Marburg virus disease, a rare but severe haemorrhagic ... organ failure, and internal bleeding. Transmission occurs through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals ...

Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that causes ... The virus can cause extensive internal and external bleeding, including from the eyes, due to its effect on blood vessel walls and ...

Marburg is a haemorrhagic fever - where organs and blood vessels are damaged, causing bleeding internally or from the eyes, mouth and ears. The virus can be spread by touching or handling body ...

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

The bleeding follows about five days later ... or trade restrictions with Tanzania at this time." Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close ...

AN outbreak of a lethal 'eye-bleeding' virus has been confirmed ... So far, one person has tested positive for Marburg, an Ebola-like virus, that is highly infectious and can be fatal in up ...

Known as the "bleeding eyes" disease ... and to affected communities. Marburg virus disease is an infectious, severe and often fatal disease caused by filovirus. Rapid action saves lives ...