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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).
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.
What is Marburg virus? Rwanda outbreak has the WHO on high alert
Marburg virus disease has killed 11 people and sickened 25 others in Rwanda, which declared an outbreak on Sept. 27.
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.
Marburg virus outbreak: What you need to know as Europe fears cases
WHO has said the risk of the outbreak is “very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level.” Marburg virus disease is highly contagious and can cause haemorrhagic fever with a fatality ratio of up to 88 per cent. There is currently no vaccine or specific treatment.
Deadly Marburg virus which has claimed nine lives arrives in Europe with first cases
The first cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been officially confirmed in Europe after a 26 year old medical student and his girlfriend fell ill at Hamburg train station
Deadly Marburg Virus Suspected of Reaching Germany From Africa
German police cordoned off part of a train station in Hamburg and isolated two people to reduce the risk of the deadly Marburg virus spreading.
Explainer-What Is Marburg Virus, and How Worrying Is It?
Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths. The World Health Organization said this week the risk of the outbreak is very high in Rwanda,
Marburg Virus: What Is It and Should We Be Worried?
Hamburg train station in Germany was partially locked down on Wednesday after suspected cases of a deadly virus were detected.
Marburg outbreaks: One of the world’s deadliest viruses
While outbreaks of Marburg virus are rare, there have been several in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa. It's one of the deadliest viral diseases and can be fatal. Here's what you need to know.
What is the Marburg Virus? It Causes Dangerous Hemorrhagic Fever and Has No Vaccine
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Rwanda reports dozens of Marburg virus cases, with 11 dead, alarming public health officials
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Rwanda’s Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is being investigated
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Suspected German Marburg virus cases test negative
Two people suspected of having the deadly Marburg virus in Germany have tested negative, local authorities have said.
Suspected case of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ closes Hamburg train station after 10 deaths & ‘silent spread’ fears
A MAJOR train station had to be closed after two passengers were suspected of carrying a highly contagious Ebola-like virus.