Tag: Marburg virus

Explained: What is the Marburg virus, the Ebola-like outbreak now confirmed in Ghana? Marburg, like Ebola, is a filovirus; and both diseases are clinically similar. The first two cases of…

Ghana confirms its first outbreak of highly infectious Marburg virus Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, its health service…