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For the first time, the world is seeing two simultaneous outbreaks of the Marburg virus – one in Equatorial Guinea, the other in Tanzania. The Marburg virus is just as deadly as Ebola, to which it is…

The illness is not contagious until symptoms appear.

In his line of work, there are things one can never forget. For Mulyazaawo, it is the time he first came face-to-face with a dead body of a woman

A zoonosis (plural zoonoses) is a disease or infection transmitted from vertebrate animals to people, and vice versa. The pathogens involved can be bacteria, viruses or parasites.

Despite some great successes, the 75-year-old World Health Organization has received its fair share of criticism.

Having appeared thousands of years ago, zoonoses have multiplied over the past 20 or 30 years. The growth of international travel has allowed them to spread more quickly. By occupying increasingly large areas of the planet, humans also contribute to disrupting the ecosystem

Oman issues fresh travel advisory to airlines including Emirates over deadly outbreak

US health officials warned that the country should brace for the potential for cases to be imported from abroad. Marburg virus has already reached a port city in Equatorial Guinea.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned doctors in an update on Thursday that they should ...

The CDC has issued a health advisory about an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in two African nations, saying U.S. doctors should be aware of the chance of imported cases.