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.

Teams are on the ground in Tanzania after the outbreak of Marburg disease - which is similar to Ebola - was declared by the World Health Organisation. There are currently no vaccines ...

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.

Experts say the Marburg virus has no evolutionary or scientific link proteins in snake venoms and is unlikely to spread globally. Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever that has a high ...

In July 2024, Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation's ...

Kenya has intensified health surveillance at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) following a surge in Mpox cases, with travelers from Uganda and Tanzania set to undergo screening. The country ...