An untreatable Ebola-like virus ... Marburg haemorrhagic fever, it is very difficult to distinguish from other tropical illnesses, such as Ebola and malaria. Infected patients become 'ghost ...

Once a person becomes infected, they can transmit the virus to others via their own bodily fluids. It can also infect non-human primates like apes and monkeys. In fact, the Marburg virus is named ...

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Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country. President Samia Suluhu ...

Twenty-five other samples were negative, she said. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus has been detected in northern Tanzania. Marburg is in the same family as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...