Marburg scare at Hamburg station ends with relief
Two suspected German cases of deadly Marburg virus test negative in Hamburg
Two people suspected of having the potentially lethal Marburg virus have tested negative, according to a Thursday statement from the city of Hamburg's social welfare office. They traveled to Germany from Rwanda.
Marburg scare at Hamburg station ends with relief: Tests negative
There was considerable commotion at the Hamburg train station. At one point, one of the platforms was closed and completely isolated due to a justified fear that two passengers traveling by train had contracted the deadly Marburg virus in Africa.
Suspected Marburg virus cases in Hamburg test negative amid fears of outbreak
Two passengers with suspected cases of Marburg virus in Germany have tested negative for the highly contagious disease. The travellers – returning from Rwanda to Hamburg via Frankfurt – were taken for examination at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) on Wednesday (2 October).
Tests come back clear for two feared to have Marburg virus in Hamburg
Medical tests came back negative for two people in Hamburg feared to have the Marburg virus, the German authorities said on Thursday, a day after they were taken to hospital on fears they were infected with the life-threatening haemorrhagic fever.
Deadly Marburg virus suspected of reaching Germany from Africa
A medical student who was travelling to Hamburg from Rwanda reported that he might have contracted a tropical disease. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Suspected Marburg cases in Germany were false alarms: Officials
Two people recently returned to Germany from Rwanda who feared they had contracted the deadly Marburg virus have tested negative, health officials in Hamburg said Thursday.
Hamburg train station platforms closed over suspected Marburg cases
Parts of Hamburg’s main train station were cordoned off on Wednesday afternoon over two train passengers suspected of carrying the highly lethal Marburg virus.
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