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Marburg virus disease causes people to quickly develop severe illness and fever, which could lead to shock or death. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this illness.
Since Rwanda’s first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak was declared on 27 September, tourists headed for the country in central Africa may have heightened concerns about the safety of their ...
Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%.
While the global risk of Marburg virus disease is considered “low”, it can cause death through extreme blood loss.
In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...
Rwanda declared an outbreak of the highly contagious Marburg virus , a deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
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What are the symptoms of Marburg virus disease? Marburg can cause severe viral hemorrhagic fever, which interferes with the blood’s ability to clot.