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.

(NEXSTAR) – Health officials in Rwanda are dealing with the country’s first outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease which, if left untreated, has a fatality rate of up to 88%. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As COVID-19 and flu season ramp up, another virus is making headlines: “Bleeding eyes” virus, also known as the Marburg virus. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Health officials in Rwanda are ...