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WHO probes mystery illness in western DRC

WHO probes mystery illness in western DRC

The WHO has said its experts are investigating a new, unidentified cluster of illness in DRC after two previous mystery outbreaks earlier this year.

Tanzania says no sign of Marburg outbreak in country

Tanzania says no sign of Marburg outbreak in country

Tanzania says no one in the country has tested positive for Marburg virus after the WHO said eight people in the northwest were believed to have died from it.

Rwanda's Marburg cases decline

Rwanda's Marburg cases decline

Rwanda's outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus is easing after most vulnerable people get vaccinated.

US warns nationals to reconsider travel to Marburg-hit Rwanda

US warns nationals to reconsider travel to Marburg-hit Rwanda

With a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, the highly infectious hemorrhagic fever is often accompanied by bleeding and organ failure.

Rwanda to start Marburg vaccine trial as death toll rises

Rwanda to start Marburg vaccine trial as death toll rises

Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever.

Rwanda confirms first Marburg virus death

Rwanda confirms first Marburg virus death

Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, according to WHO.

Equatorial Guinea's Marburg virus outbreak over - WHO

Equatorial Guinea's Marburg virus outbreak over - WHO

The virus outbreak, declared on February 13, was the first of its kind in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea confirms fresh Marburg cases

Equatorial Guinea confirms fresh Marburg cases

The latest outbreak of the disease in Equatorial Guinea started in February. The deadly Marburg virus, which has no known cure or vaccine, was first detected in Germany in 1967.

Tanzanian official and survivor recall horrors of Marburg outbreak

Tanzanian official and survivor recall horrors of Marburg outbreak

With a death rate of as high as 88 percent, Marburg is from the same virus family responsible for Ebola.

Tanzania Marburg-free as government assures safe tourism

Tanzania Marburg-free as government assures safe tourism

The Tanzanian government has issued a statement saying no new cases have been reported to date and that all precautionary measures are in place to ensure the safety of all visitors

Marburg: Tanzania quarantines more than 200 people

Marburg: Tanzania quarantines more than 200 people

The Tanzanian government says it plans to deploy more than 1300 ad hoc health workers to tackle the deadly Marburg virus in Kagera region where at least eight cases have been confirmed

What is the Marburg virus and how worried should we be?

What is the Marburg virus and how worried should we be?

The Marburg virus took its name from the German city, where it was first identified in 1967. Latest cases have been reported in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea with a number of deaths.