Researchers in Uganda have discovered a complex network of animals feeding on bats infected with Marburg virus, capturing startling footage of potential spillover risks for the first time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NEXSTAR) – Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease ...

U of A researcher Kristian Forbes has joined the ZOOSURY project with the University of Helsinki to grow a better understanding of how bats transmit diseases to humans in Africa.

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country of ...

Marburg virus is notorious for its killing ability. In past outbreaks, as many as 9 out of 10 patients have died from the disease. And there are no approved vaccines or medications. That was the grim ...

The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal. Good news now about a deadly virus. Marburg ...

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 primates.

Eleven people have died in Rwanda from the highly contagious Marburg virus, and 36 cases have been confirmed, the country's health ministry reported Tuesday, just days after the country declared an ...