KIGALI, Nov. 3, (Xinhua/GNA) — More than 1,600 people have been vaccinated against the Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, ...

The head of a vaccine nonprofit says Rwanda’s speedy outbreak response underscores the role small organisations can play in ...

US experts are sounding the alarm about the danger of a lethal bacterium found in American gardens after it caused the death ...

The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality ...

Download logo For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert (RDE) ...

The death rate for Marburg virus is nearly 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what ...

The Marburg virus was first detected in the city of Marburg in Germany in 1967 Guinea health officials have confirmed West Africa's first case of Marburg, a highly infectious disease in the same ...

Marburg virus is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that can cause severe hemorrhagic fever. It is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids or animals, such as bats.

ADDIS ABABA/KIGALI, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed Marburg virus disease cases in Rwanda has risen to 62, with 15 deaths, Rwanda's Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana has announced.

While Marburg is certainly the most concerning virus facing African health officials at the moment, another disease has continued spreading quietly on the continent. Over the past week ...

On October 3, Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana said that healthcare workers comprise over 80 percent of the confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease. The minister also said that there was no ...