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Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
What is Marburg virus disease? Symptoms, death rate, treatment, Tanzania outbreakMarburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania has caused worry as symptoms, death rate, and treatment details are out.
Deadliest bleeding eye disease caused by Marburg virus is severe, has only 50% survival rate. Check all detailsThe bleeding eye disease, one of the deadliest in the world, has spared global fear and has killed 15 people so far in Rwanda. A warning ha...
Deadliest bleeding eye virus has killed 15 people so far: Check its symptoms, causes, vaccine and precautionsThe bleeding eye virus or the Marburg disease has killed 15 people so far in Rwanda. This highly infectious pathogen is similar to the Ebol...
US warns nationals to reconsider travel to Marburg-hit RwandaThe US has advised citizens to reconsider travel to Rwanda due to a Marburg virus outbreak that has killed 12, mostly health workers, since...
What is Marburg virus that has spread in Rwanda? Is it fatal? What are its symptoms, prevention and cure?Marburg virus disease poses a significant health threat due to its high fatality rate and rapid progression. Awareness of symptoms, prevent...
Marburg virus outbreak hits Germany: What to know as deadly Ebola-like virus claims 10 lives in RwandaTwo passengers traveling from Rwanda triggered a health scare at Hamburg Central Station amid fears they might be infected with the deadly ...
Marburg virus: WHO confirms outbreak of virus after 9 deaths; symptoms, treatment, and other detailsMarburg Virus Outbreak: Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus on Monday after nine people whose samples ...
Why WHO convened an urgent meeting on deadly Marburg virus outbreakWHO Emergency Meeting: As of Monday, 9 people have succumbed to the Marburg virus and there are 16 other suspected cases. The virus which i...
Marburg virus disease: Check symptoms, diagnosis, spread, key detailsMarburg virus disease cases have been reported in west African nation of Equatorial Guinea. Here are details about symptoms, diagnosis, and...
Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead: WHOIn a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samp...
WHO to make priority pathogen list for tackling future pandemics: Disease X and many more on the listDisease X has been included to represent undiscovered infections that potentially trigger significant outbreaks worldwide. The specialists ...
Moderna close to US deal to make vaccines for Ebola, biological threats: ReportThe potential deal with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) would see Moderna's mRNA technology being used to develop a vaccine targeting ...
Child infected with Ebola-like Marburg virus dies in GhanaThe death brings the total number of fatalities in the country to three since Ghana registered its first ever outbreak of the disease last ...
The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, causes severe viral haemorrhagic fever. How to protect yourselfIt was first reported in 1967 in a town called Marburg in Germany and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia).
What is Marburg virus? Find out its symptoms, mode of transmission, fatality rateThe Marburg virus is highly infectious, and Ghana, unfortunately, has reported two cases. The World Health Organization gave the news and s...
Ebola case reported in Ivory Coast after Guinea outbreakHealth officials said it was not immediately known whether the case was linked to an outbreak earlier this year in neighboring Guinea, whic...
New antibody weapons against Marburg virus foundThe new antibodies identify and neutralise Marburg virus which has a mortality rate of up to 90 per cent.
Ebola vaccine safe for use in Africa, say scientists from NIAIDScientists from the NIAID have developed two experimental DNA vaccines that code for Ebola virus proteins from the Zaire and Sudan strains.