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.

Rwanda has launched the world's first clinical trial for Marburg virus disease treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced late Tuesday, October 15. The "groundbreaking effort," in ...

He hailed that the country had launched the "world's first clinical trial for Marburg virus disease", in collaboration with his agency, involving the use of a drug used to treat COVID-19.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shared guidance on the Marburg virus disease, which has a “high fatality rate”. According to Travel Health Pro, a total of 58 confirmed cases and 13 ...