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

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 virus, a close relative of the Ebola virus, causes viral hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate averaging 50%. In some outbreaks, the mortality rate has reached as high as 88%.

Marburg virus disease causes people to quickly develop severe illness and fever, which could lead to shock or death. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this illness.

The Marburg virus has a ‘filamentous’ structure and is transmitted by fruit bats ... On September 27, Rwanda’s Ministry of Health confirmed the latest outbreak of the Marburg virus.

A research team led by Kyoto University is attempting to take the Marburg virus by its horns using recently gained knowledge of its core structure. Results from a recent study suggest future drug ...

Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever and 24% to 88% of people who contracted the disease in different outbreaks died. Latest U.S.

The West African country of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in mid-February. There have been at least nine laboratory-confirmed cases, seven of which resulted ...

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.

An outbreak of Marburg virus has killed at least eight people in Rwanda. The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and, in ...

The incubation period for Marburg virus disease – how long it takes before symptoms emerge – varies from two to 21 days. However, illness begins “abruptly”, according to the WHO, with a ...

The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying teams to trace the spread of the disease ...