Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the ...

Experts first found Marburg virus disease (MVD) after two large outbreaks in Germany and Serbia in 1967. Cases in these countries resulted from laboratory work done with infected monkeys imported ...

That means that there's been a breakdown in infection prevention control." Marburg virus belongs to the same family of viruses as Ebola, the virus responsible for a deadly outbreak in West Africa ...

It also spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people and surfaces. Last year, Tanzania and Equatorial ...

Marburg virus damages blood vessels and disrupts clotting, which can lead to blood in vomit and faeces, as well as bleeding from the nose and gums. In extreme cases, the infection causes internal ...

Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease ...

The virus was first identified in 1967 after 31 people were infected and seven died in simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and Belgrade in Serbia. The outbreak was traced ...

Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats. It can spread between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed ...

Most of the infected people have been health care workers. Approximately 75% of the patients with Marburg have recovered, according to the CDC. There have not been any confirmed cases in the ...

It’s infection control: basically, ensuring Marburg patients don’t infect others. In the hospital, this means that staff take precautions like wearing gowns, masks and double gloves.

The country declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Sept. 27 and has reported 58 confirmed cases and 13 deaths as of Oct. 8. Many of those who have been infected are health-care workers.