Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus
1 year, 9 months ago

Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized vaccine or treatment. The WHO said the new cases in Equatorial Guinea were found in the provinces of Kie Ntem, Litoral and Centro Sur, all with borders with Cameroon and Gabon. “The areas reporting cases are about 150 kilometers apart, suggesting wider transmission of the virus,” the United Nations agency said. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in bats and spreads between people via close contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, or surfaces, like contaminated bed sheets.

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Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
5 days, 3 hours ago

Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks. An outbreak is considered over after 42 days — two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus — elapsed without registering new cases and all existing cases test …

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
3 weeks ago

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo

Salon  

An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. At the time, sources told Salon spread of mpox across the world could have been avoided if the DRC had the resources to contain the spread of mpox in the first place, pointing to …

Bleeding Eye Virus: Doctors Advise How To Prevent Contracting The Marburg Disease
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3 weeks ago

Bleeding Eye Virus: Doctors Advise How To Prevent Contracting The Marburg Disease

ABP News  

'Bleeding Eye’ Virus Outbreak: The UK media are reporting that travellers have been urged to take extra precautions as the Marburg, Mpox and Oropouche viruses have reportedly spread in 17 countries. Feared as one of the deadliest diseases on Earth — with a 50-50 chance of death — the Marburg virus disease could spread to other African countries already dealing …

What is the ‘bleeding eye’ virus that has killed 15 in Rwanda?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

What is the ‘bleeding eye’ virus that has killed 15 in Rwanda?

Firstpost  

A deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, also known as the ‘bleeding eye virus,’ has claimed the lives of 15 people in Rwanda. The Marburg virus poses a terrifying 50/50 risk of death and is thought to be one of the worst illnesses on the planet This virus causes viral hemorrhagic fever, attacking blood vessels and potentially leading to heavy …

Bleeding eye virus kills 15 people in Rwanda: Symptoms to treatment, here’s all that you need to know
Top News
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bleeding eye virus kills 15 people in Rwanda: Symptoms to treatment, here’s all that you need to know

Hindustan Times  

In seventeen countries, warnings have been issues to travelers against the Marburg virus. Also named as the bleeding eye virus, because of one of its symptoms, Marburg virus has claimed 15 lives in Rwanda by now. Marburg or the bleeding eye virus is a member of the Ebola family, which can cause viral hemorrhagic fever, leading to blood vessel damage …

Marburg virus outbreak: What you need to know as Europe fears cases
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Marburg virus outbreak: What you need to know as Europe fears cases

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Electron microscopic image of an isolate of Marburg virus …

CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus
2 months, 2 weeks ago

CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus

CNN  

CNN — 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 Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease – a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to …

Marburg virus deaths rise to 11 as source still being investigated
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Marburg virus deaths rise to 11 as source still being investigated

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities …

Rwanda reports dozens of Marburg virus cases, with 11 dead, alarming public health officials
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda reports dozens of Marburg virus cases, with 11 dead, alarming public health officials

Salon  

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. Jennifer McQuiston, the deputy director of the division at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that studies lethal viral diseases, told NPR that the speed at which more than two dozen …

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

The Hindu  

Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or …

Is This Deadly Cave In Kenya A Home To The Next Epidemic?
8 months ago

Is This Deadly Cave In Kenya A Home To The Next Epidemic?

News 18  

Kitum Caves, located in Mount Elgon, National Park in Kenya, is believed to be the world’s deadliest cave. As per recent reports, scientists worry that this particular cave could be the root cause of the next pandemic as it is home to some of the deadliest viruses in human history. In the 1980s, a French engineer, who was working at …

Top 10 most dangerous viruses in the world
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Top 10 most dangerous viruses in the world

Hindustan Times  

Although COVID-19 is very contagious, its fatality rate is relatively low in comparison with these ten viruses. Scientists say flying foxes probably brought the Zaire Ebola virus into cities. Bird flu virus The various strains of bird flu regularly cause panic - which is perhaps justified because the mortality rate is 70 percent. The Machupo virus The Machupo virus is …

Marburg outbreak in Africa: What you need to know about the deadly virus
1 year, 8 months ago

Marburg outbreak in Africa: What you need to know about the deadly virus

Firstpost  

The Marburg virus is a highly infectious, Ebola-like disease. There is currently no treatment or vaccine for the disease Two African countries are now facing an outbreak of the Marburg virus. The virus, a highly infectious, Ebola-like disease has left at least a dozen dead in West Africa’s Equatorial Guinea and East Africa’s Tanzania. Let’s take a closer look at …

What you need to know about the Marburg virus
1 year, 8 months ago

What you need to know about the Marburg virus

CNN  

CNN — The West African country of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in mid-February. Dr. Leana Wen: The Marburg virus disease is caused by the Marburg virus, which is in the same family of viruses as the Ebola virus. Wen: Marburg virus disease is extremely deadly and is highly contagious when engaging in direct contact …

Marburg Disease Outbreak: Symptoms and Warning Signs you should be aware of
1 year, 8 months ago

Marburg Disease Outbreak: Symptoms and Warning Signs you should be aware of

India TV News  

Tanzania announced its first Marburg outbreak on March 21 when eight residents experienced symptoms of the viral disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and kidney failure, following laboratory tests in the northwest Kagera region. Marburg virus disease, formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever which is a serious and deadly disease belongs to the family of viruses called filoviruses like the Ebola …

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases: WHO
1 year, 9 months ago

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases: WHO

Al Jazeera  

Recent cases of Marburg disease have also been reported in Cameroon and Tanzania, according to the WHO. Eight new confirmed cases of the Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization has said. “The confirmation of these new cases is a critical signal to scale up response efforts to quickly stop the chain of transmission,” WHO …

Five dead as Tanzania detects first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
1 year, 9 months ago

Five dead as Tanzania detects first-ever Marburg virus outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Three of the eight confirmed cases are receiving treatment even as 161 contacts are being monitored, according to the WHO. Tanzania has confirmed eight cases of Marburg, a high-death viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, in its first-ever outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO said in a late Tuesday statement that the …

The Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is a concern — and a chance for progress
1 year, 10 months ago

The Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is a concern — and a chance for progress

NPR  

The Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is a concern — and a chance for progress Enlarge this image toggle caption Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images The World Health Organization convened an emergency meeting earlier this week, just a day after Equatorial Guinea, in West Africa, confirmed its first-ever outbreak …

What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?
1 year, 10 months ago

What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

The Independent  

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First Marburg virus outbreak confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says
1 year, 10 months ago

First Marburg virus outbreak confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says

The Independent  

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WHO intensifies surveillance in E Guinea after Marburg outbreak
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO intensifies surveillance in E Guinea after Marburg outbreak

Al Jazeera  

The country officially declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Monday. The World Health Organization has “intensified” surveillance after Equatorial Guinea confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, which killed nine people in the African country. Thanks to the rapid and decisive action by the Equatorial Guinean authorities in …

Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about
1 year, 10 months ago

Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever An endemic disease frequently found in …

Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak, nine dead
1 year, 10 months ago

Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus disease outbreak, nine dead

Deccan Chronicle  

MALABO: Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an "outbreak" of the Marburg virus, which causes a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, the health minister said Monday, announcing that a province had been placed in quarantine. The government had announced last week that it was investigating the cause of suspect cases of hemorrhagic fever in a densely …

WHO confirms Marburg disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea: All you need to know
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO confirms Marburg disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization confirmed the first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease in Equatorial Guinea saying that the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the country. Marburg Disease Outbreak: WHO confirmed Marburg disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea. The agency also informed there were currently nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue, diarrhea and …

Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea: 9 Dead, Lockdown Imposed in One Province
1 year, 10 months ago

Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak in Equatorial Guinea: 9 Dead, Lockdown Imposed in One Province

News 18  

Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an “outbreak” of the Marburg virus, which causes a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, the health minister said Monday, announcing that a province had been placed in quarantine. The government had announced last week that it was investigating the cause of suspect cases of hemorrhagic fever in a densely forested …

Equatorial Guinea confirms first Marburg virus disease outbreak
1 year, 10 months ago

Equatorial Guinea confirms first Marburg virus disease outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Nine deaths from the disease were linked to a funeral ceremony in Equatorial Guinea’s Kie-Ntem province bordering Cameroon. Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, following the deaths of at least nine people, the World Health Organization said on Monday. In addition to the nine deaths, Equatorial …

Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana
2 years, 4 months ago

Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana

Al Jazeera  

The number of fatalities in the country has risen to three since Ghana registered its first-ever Marburg virus outbreak last month. A child who contracted the highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana has died, a World Health Organization official has said. The death on Tuesday brings the total number of fatalities in the country to three since Ghana registered …

Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana: What you need to know
2 years, 5 months ago

Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana: What you need to know

Hindustan Times  

An outbreak of the life-threatening Marburg virus has been declared in the western African country of Ghana, the World Health Organization says. "There is also a very similar vaccine against the Marburg virus that is possibly even better than the one against the Ebola virus," Becker said. Since the Marburg virus and the Ebola virus are similar, Becker said the …

Marburg virus factsheet| Highly infectious, fatality rate can go up to 88%
2 years, 5 months ago

Marburg virus factsheet| Highly infectious, fatality rate can go up to 88%

Hindustan Times  

Another virus has sparked fresh concerns in many parts of the world after Ghana in West Africa reported its first Marburg outbreak. In humans, the Marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever. Case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks depending on virus strain and case management,” says the world health body in a factsheet. The …

Things to know about the dreaded Marburg virus disease
2 years, 5 months ago

Things to know about the dreaded Marburg virus disease

Al Jazeera  

As cases are reported in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, here’s a look at the disease, its symptoms and way of preventing the illness. Equatorial Guinea has confirmed eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus this March. According to the CDC, the Marburg virus disease is a severe hemorrhagic fever that is caused by the Marburg virus. According to the …

Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious Marburg virus
2 years, 5 months ago

Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious Marburg virus

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ghana has confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly …

Ghana reports highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus: Symptoms, treatment
2 years, 5 months ago

Ghana reports highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus: Symptoms, treatment

Hindustan Times  

Ghana has announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after a World Health Organization laboratory confirmed earlier test results. Previous Marburg outbreaks and individual cases have appeared in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, it said. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly, with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. Diagnosis Confirmation that symptoms are caused …

Marburg disease: WHO declares outbreak in Ghana | Top points
2 years, 5 months ago

Marburg disease: WHO declares outbreak in Ghana | Top points

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organisation has declared Ghana's first outbreak of the Ebola-like marburg disease after laboratories confirmed the infection in two persons who later succumbed to the virus earlier this month. In humans, the marburg virus causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever. About 50 per cent of Marburg Virus Disease cases result in fatalities on average. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae …

With 2 deaths, Ghana confirms first cases of highly infectious Marburg virus
2 years, 5 months ago

With 2 deaths, Ghana confirms first cases of highly infectious Marburg virus

India Today  

Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, its health service said on Sunday, after two people who later died tested positive for the virus earlier this month. Tests conducted in Ghana came back positive on July 10, but the results had to be verified by a laboratory in Senegal for …

Ghana declares first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus
2 years, 5 months ago

Ghana declares first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus

Al Jazeera  

Ghana Health Service says it is working to reduce the risks of the virus spreading, including the isolation of all identified contacts. Health authorities in Ghana have officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, after two people who later died tested positive for the virus earlier this month. Tests conducted in Ghana …

World Health Organization declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana
2 years, 5 months ago

World Health Organization declares Marburg outbreak in Ghana

Associated Press  

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The World Health Organization has declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month. That U.N. health agency lab corroborated the results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana, WHO said in a statement Sunday. “Health authorities have responded …

Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana
2 years, 5 months ago

Two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease reported in Ghana

ABC  

Ghana has reported its first ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease, after preliminary samples taken from two patients who died after showing symptoms were positive for the viral haemorrhagic fever. Key points: The WHO says it is working closely with Ghana authorities to prepare for a possible outbreak Ghana Health Service says no new cases have been reported since …

Two test positive in Ghana for highly infectious Marburg virus
2 years, 5 months ago

Two test positive in Ghana for highly infectious Marburg virus

Al Jazeera  

The World Health Organization says that two people in Ghana who later died had tested positive for the Marburg virus, which causes a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola Tests conducted in Ghana came back positive, but those results must be corroborated by a laboratory in Senegal for the cases to be considered confirmed, the WHO said in a statement …

West Africa healthcare strained by Ebola, COVID outbreaks: WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

West Africa healthcare strained by Ebola, COVID outbreaks: WHO

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency says West Africa faces complex challenge of multiple outbreaks that could strain healthcare systems. The World Health Organization has warned that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is facing new outbreaks of the viral haemorrhagic fevers Marburg and Ebola, risking huge strains on ill-equipped health systems. “Fighting multiple outbreaks is a complex challenge.” Ivory Coast …

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin
3 years, 4 months ago

Over 150 in isolation after man killed by Marburg virus in Guinea; all you need to know about Ebola's deadly cousin

Firstpost  

The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previous outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, caused by a lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like COVID-19, passed from animal hosts to humans, the World Health Organisation said earlier this week, The …

Guinea confirms West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, reports WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Guinea confirms West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, reports WHO

India TV News  

Health authorities in West Africa have confirmed the region’s first death due to the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the World Health Organisation has said. The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previously outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. “The …

WHO, Guinea find at least 4 contacts of Marburg virus victim
3 years, 4 months ago

WHO, Guinea find at least 4 contacts of Marburg virus victim

Associated Press  

GENEVA — At least four people have turned up as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, as staffers deployed in the West African country to help authorities prevent an outbreak. The case emerged in Gueckedou, near Guinea’s borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia, a region hit by …

Related to Ebola, Spreads Like Covid & Now on WHO List: All About Marburg Virus After Case in W Africa
3 years, 4 months ago

Related to Ebola, Spreads Like Covid & Now on WHO List: All About Marburg Virus After Case in W Africa

News 18  

Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. “The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr Matshidiso …

Marburg Virus, Related to Ebola, Detected in West Africa for First Time, Says WHO
3 years, 4 months ago

Marburg Virus, Related to Ebola, Detected in West Africa for First Time, Says WHO

News 18  

Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that’s related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. “The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr Matshidiso …

Guinea confirms first West African case of deadly Marburg virus
3 years, 4 months ago

Guinea confirms first West African case of deadly Marburg virus

Al Jazeera  

Guinea confirms death from Marburg disease, a virus related to Ebola with a fatality rate of up to 88 percent. Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease, the World Health Organization has said, the first recorded in West Africa of the virus that is related to Ebola and, like COVID-19, passed from animal hosts to humans. “The potential for …

Ebola survivor infected years ago may have started new outbreak in Guinea, claim researchers
3 years, 9 months ago

Ebola survivor infected years ago may have started new outbreak in Guinea, claim researchers

Firstpost  

An Ebola outbreak now occurring in Guinea was almost certainly started by someone who survived West Africa’s historic 2014-16 epidemic, harboured the virus for at least five years and then transmitted it via semen to a sex partner, researchers reported on Friday. One possible solution, Schaffner said, would be “to vaccinate much of equatorial Africa” against Ebola even where there …

Ebola Outbreak 2021: Origin, Causes and Cure of Disease
3 years, 10 months ago

Ebola Outbreak 2021: Origin, Causes and Cure of Disease

News 18  

Two people have died in Guinea while other countries in West Africa are on high alert as there is an Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization is planning to help Guinea get the vaccine for the Ebola virus. First discovered near the Ebola River in Congo, the ebola virus is a rare and deadly virus that can infect human beings …

Guinea Health Chief Declares Ebola Outbreak an 'Epidemic' as 7 Confirmed Cases Emerge
3 years, 10 months ago

Guinea Health Chief Declares Ebola Outbreak an 'Epidemic' as 7 Confirmed Cases Emerge

News 18  

The head of Guinea’s health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst of an Ebola “epidemic situation” with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths. “Very early this morning, the Conakry laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus,” Sakoba Keita said after an emergency meeting in the capital. The cases marked the …

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