Amid bleeding eye virus scare, mystery disease with flu-like symptoms kills almost 150 in Africa, sparks pandemic fearsNearly 150 people have lost their lives due to an unknown and mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms in southwestern Congo in Africa. Th...
04 Dec, 2024, 05.17 PM IST
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...
03 Dec, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
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...
08 Oct, 2024, 08.19 AM IST
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...
03 Oct, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
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 ...
03 Oct, 2024, 07.16 AM IST
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 ...
16 Feb, 2023, 10.56 AM IST
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...
15 Feb, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
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...
14 Feb, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
Three years into Covid, are we ready for the next pandemic?All the experts who spoke to AFP emphasised that for the next pandemic, regions such as Africa, South America, South Asia and the Middle Ea...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.32 PM IST
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 ...
23 Nov, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
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 ...
26 Oct, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
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).
26 Jul, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
COVID 19 : "Watch what you Eat : The Tipping Point !"13 Sep, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
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...
15 Aug, 2021, 08.22 PM IST
Two more local drug companies join the race for coronavirus vaccineHyderabad-based Auro Vaccines and Pune’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals are the latest to enter the fray, people in the know told.
05 May, 2020, 06.41 AM IST
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.
30 Jun, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
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.
23 Dec, 2014, 04.19 PM IST