In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Without treatment, Marburg can be fatal in up to 88% of people who fall ill with the disease. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments specifically for this virus.

Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors Thursday to be aware of two growing outbreaks of Marburg virus disease in Africa, and will begin reaching out to some arriving ...

“Marburg is highly infectious,” Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, previously said. “Thanks to the rapid and decisive action by the Equatorial Guinean authorities ...

The Marburg virus, while rare, is known to cause severe hemorrhagic fever and has a high mortality rate of up to 88 percent. It is typically spread to humans from fruit bats, ...

Marburg was first identified in 1967 among lab workers in Marburg, Germany and Belgrade, in what is now Serbia. They were exposed to the virus during research with monkeys or tissue samples of the ...

The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

Marburg is one scary disease. The fatality rate can be as high as 88%. There's no approved vaccine — yet. With one of the world's largest outbreaks, Rwanda is now testing a promising new vaccine.

Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already killed ten in Equatorial Guinea. Two suspected cases have since been spotted in neighbouring Cameroon.