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Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)

Marburg virus disease (MVD). The disease has a case fatality ratio of up to 88%, but it can be much lower with good and early patient care.

About Marburg - CDC

Marburg is a rare, severe viral hemorrhagic fever which affects both people and other primates, like apes and monkeys.

Marburg virus - Wikipedia

Marburg virus (MARV) is a hemorrhagic fever virus of the Filoviridae family of viruses and a member of the species Marburg marburgvirus, genus Marburgvirus.

Marburg Outbreak in Rwanda Situation Summary - CDC

Marburg is a rare but severe viral hemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola, that can cause serious illness and death. Currently, no cases of Marburg related to this ...

Factsheet for health professionals about Marburg virus disease

Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease in humans caused by Marburg marburgvirus (MARV).

Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)

Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Both ...

Marburg Virus Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Marburg Virus Disease. Marburg virus disease is a rare but often fatal illness. There are sometimes outbreaks of it in parts of Africa. You get it from contact ...

Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) - Africa CDC

Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) ... Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg Hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The Marburg ...

Animal-to-human viral leap sparked deadly Marburg outbreak - Nature

Animal-to-human viral leap sparked deadly Marburg outbreak. The man with the first known Marburg infection of Rwanda's outbreak had visited a ...

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda | Johns Hopkins

As of October 15 ... Rwanda has ... confirmed ... 62 Marburg cases—80% of which were among health care workers—and 15 deaths. The outbreak has so far ...

Marburg virus - UpToDate

(See 'Outbreaks' below.) Similar to Ebola virus, Marburg virus causes a rapidly progressive febrile illness that leads to shock and death in a large proportion ...

Lethal Marburg virus is on the rise in Rwanda: why scientists are ...

One of the deadliest known viruses, Marburg, has emerged in Rwanda, killing 13 people and sickening 58 in one of the biggest Marburg outbreaks ever documented.

An 'unprecedented' good news story about a deadly viral outbreak

Marburg virus is notorious for its killing ability. In past outbreaks, as many as 9 out of 10 patients have died from the disease.

Prevention - Marburg virus disease - Canada.ca

1. Avoid direct contact with blood, saliva, vomit, urine and other bodily fluids (eg semen, breast milk, sweat) of people with Marburg virus disease or unknown ...

Marburg virus disease: origins, reservoirs, transmission and guidelines

Marburg virus is a Filovirus which, along with Ebola virus, can cause a severe and often fatal viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).

Marburg virus disease - Wikipedia

Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) is a viral hemorrhagic fever in human and non-human primates caused by either of the two ...

Marburg virus disease

Marburg virus disease, formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe disease in humans. Although the disease is uncommon, it has the potential ...

Outbreak of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in Angola - PubMed Central

This article reviews the history of the disease caused by Marburg virus and its biological components.

Disease information about Marburg virus disease

Marburg virus is transmitted between humans through infected body fluids such as saliva and blood, posing a particular risk to family members ...

Marburg virus disease - Canada.ca

Marburg virus disease is a rare and often fatal illness caused by the Marburg virus. The Marburg virus can spread through: