Rwanda's outbreak of the Marburg virus was declared over this week by the World Health Organization ( WHO) and the Rwandan ...

Marburg virus, like its cousin, Ebola, can lead to large outbreaks with death occurring in up to 90% of those infected. Disease begins with an influenza-like illness including a high fever, weakness, ...

WASHINGTON -- Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US ...

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Marburg virus disease have been in the news recently, with more than 60 cases of Marburg confirmed in Rwanda. Although there are currently no cases of Marburg in ...

Marburg virus is notorious for its killing ability. In past outbreaks, as many as 9 out of 10 patients have died from the disease. And there are no approved vaccines or medications. That was the grim ...

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that ...

Rwanda is now a test lab for an experimental vaccine against the Marburg virus. The African nation is in the grips of one of the world's largest Marburg outbreaks, with 56 cases and 12 deaths so far.

Rwandan health authorities are working to control an outbreak of Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic disease in the same family as Ebola, that is spreading across the country. As of Oct. 1, Rwanda’s Ministry ...