Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...

Marburg virus disease or MVD is a highly transmissible ... health challenge due to its high mortality rate and ease of transmission. While the current outbreak has raised concerns, staying ...

The Ministry of Health has heightened disease surveillance and border screening as Kenya monitors the Mpox outbreak and ...

The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans through prolonged exposure to fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), which are natural reservoirs of the virus. Human-to-human transmission occurs through ...

“Once introduced in the human population, Marburg virus can spread through human-to-human transmission via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood ...

A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in the Kagera region of ... highlighting the risk of nosocomial transmission,” WHO said. “The source of the outbreak is currently unknown.” ...

Marburg Virus Disease is a highly contagious viral ... and be isolated in designated treatment centers to prevent further transmission. The WHO explained that zoonotic reservoirs, such as fruit ...

In 1968, F.A. Murphy captured a negative stained transmission electron microscopic image of the Marburg virus virion. The CDC says that the symptoms of the Marburg virus “can be (like ...

The Marburg virus disease, a rare but severe haemorrhagic ... and internal bleeding. Transmission occurs through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated ...

Community involvement is crucial because when people trust the system, they are more likely to report cases and participate ...

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region.