Marburg virus: Where has the Marburg

Where has the Marburg virus spread? On September 27, Rwanda’s Ministry of Health confirmed the latest outbreak of the Marburg virus. The current outbreak has only been reported in Rwanda so far. Marburg virus disease is related to the Ebola virus in that both viruses belong to the filovirus family. Read on to learn more about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. Marburg virus is a highly infectious virus that causes Marburg virus disease (MVD), a severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates. It belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus, the ... Marburg virus, a member of the family Filoviridae and genus Marburgvirus, is a zoonotic virus that is initially transmitted from animals to humans. Both Marburg virus and ebola virus belong to the Filoviridae family of viruses and have the capacity to cause outbreaks with high fatality rates.