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Marburg Virus Confirmed In Tanzania

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Marburg Bat Virus With 88% Fatality Rate Has Spread to Another Country

Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.

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Deadly Marburg virus found in Tanzania – why is it so fatal?

A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak. The deadly illness similar to Ebola is highly infectious, and can kill up to 88% of people without treatment.

What is Marburg virus? The deadly disease behind outbreak in Tanzania

The disease is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to 88% of infected people.

Top in ID: Suspected Marburg outbreak; long- vs. short-course antibiotic therapy

A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in the Kagera region of Tanzania has been linked to nine suspected cases and eight deaths, ...

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Marburg Virus: Everything To Know About This Eye Bleed Causing Virus

The Marburg virus was first identified in 1967 during simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt (Germany) and Belgrade ...

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CDC will begin screening travelers from Rwanda for Marburg virus at 3 US airports

The CDC has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Rwanda due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The agency will also screen ...

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'Bleeding eyes' virus with no vaccine or cure kills eight after outbreak in new country

Marburg Virus Disease has been detected in Tanzania with nine cases reported so far - eight of those infected have sadly died ...

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