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

Scientists have discovered a stealthy mechanism that cytomegalovirus (CMV)—the leading infectious cause of birth defects in ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Mystery disease kills more than 50 in DRC: What we know so far. Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’.

This is the second Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania. In March 2023, the country recorded nine cases, including six deaths, from the disease.. “We have demonstrated in the past our ...

Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly, with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise, according to the WHO. Severe watery diarrhoea, abdominal pain and cramping, nausea and ...

Marburg virus disease is highly virulent and causes haemorrhagic fever. It belongs to the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly.

Rwanda said it is working with those who have suffered from Marburg Virus Disease to make sure they have overcome any after-effects. The disease is highly virulent with a fatality rate from 24% to ...

Dr. Thomas Russo, an infectious disease expert, notes that Marburg is related to Ebola, another deadly virus. The first known cases of Marburg virus disease were reported in 1967 in Germany, where ...

Marburg virus disease is a rare and severe viral hemorrhagic (i.e. bleeding) fever that impacts people and other primates, including monkeys and apes, per the CDC.

Marburg virus: Brits warned of deadly 'eye bleeding' disease spreading in 17 countries The deadly Marburg virus can make a patient's eyes bleed - and has a terrifying mortality rate of 88 per cent.