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Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO steps up efforts to addres
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Health Ministry confirmed nine cases in the Omo region, an area close to the border with South Sudan. The confirmation came after health workers in the region reported several patients exhibiting symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fever.
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Marburg virus results in over 300 infections and 8 deaths in Rwanda
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Highly contagious Marburg virus spreads across Rwanda, resulting in over 300 infection cases and eight deaths across the country.
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UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Disease is passed on to people from fruit bats and is from the same virus family responsible for the deadly Ebola. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are facing outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said earl
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What is Marburg disease and should India be worried?
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and is spread in humans through direct contact with the body fluids of infected persons, or with surfaces and materials.
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Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead: W
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samples turned out positive for the Marburg virus disease.
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Marburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial. The vaccine, developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),
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Ghana declares first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], July 18 (ANI): Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola.
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