CSL Behring Germany today announced that the first haemophilia B patient in Germany was treated with the gene therapy HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec) at the Hemophilia Treatment Center at ...

The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt (Germany) and Belgrade (Serbia). Researchers linked the outbreaks to African green monkeys ...

Understanding the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda: Learn about symptoms, prevention, and current travel advisories for this rare but serious viral disease.

Health All your questions about Marburg virus answered Everything you need to know about Rwanda's outbreak of Marburg virus, which has been described as one of the deadliest human pathogens By ...

But the virus was first detected in 1967 when hemorrhagic fever ensued among laboratory staff in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Serbia’s capital city of Belgrade.

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The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen travelers from Rwanda.

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a deadly illness related to Ebola. The disease does not have any approved vaccines or treatments. As of October 6, the outbreak ...

Marburg virus is named after the town in Germany where it first emerged. In 1967, there were simultaneous outbreaks at laboratories in Marburg and Belgrade in Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia).

Vaccine trials for the Marburg virus have begun in Rwanda after a deadly outbreak. The Marburg virus is similar to Ebola and is highly infectious. The disease has a fatality ratio of 88% according ...

What is the Marburg virus? The Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a type of viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF), similar to Ebola, which according to the WHO has a “fatality ratio of up to 88%”.

Marburg virus, like its cousin, Ebola, can lead to large outbreaks with death occurring in up to 90% of those infected.