Category: Marburg Virus
Ethiopia Declares End of Marburg Virus Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Cases
MedAfrica On Monday, January 26, Ethiopia has officially declared an end to the Marburg virus disease outbreak, after recording no new cases for 42 consecutive days, in line with World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Health Minister Mekdes Daba announced the development in Addis Ababa, describing it as a major achievement for the country’s health system. […]
Jan 28, 2026
Gilead Donates Remdesivir to Aid Ethiopia’s Marburg Virus Response
Gilead Gilead Sciences has provided its antiviral therapy, remdesivir, to the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to help combat the country’s first outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). The contribution underscores Gilead’s commitment to global health and rapid action during public health crises. “At Gilead, we believe access to life-saving medicines should not be limited […]
Dec 3, 2025
Ethiopia Marburg Outbreak 2025
Relief Web On 14 November 2025, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), issued a press release declaring an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Region of Ethiopia. As of 26 November 2025, 78 laboratory tests have been conducted, of which twelve confirmed cases, including […]
Dec 3, 2025
Death toll climbs in Ethiopia’s Marburg outbreak
CIDRAP Three new deaths have been confirmed in Ethiopia’s Marburg virus outbreak, bringing the death toll to eight, according to the latest update from Ethiopian health officials. There are now 12 confirmed cases in the outbreak, which was first reported in mid-November and is occurring in the southern part of the country. Last week, the Ministry of […]
Dec 3, 2025
Marburg outbreak worsens in Ethiopia as death toll rises
The Telegraph Experts warn that the outbreak’s proximity to borders with Kenya and South Sudan means that – if not contained – it could spread rapidly. The death toll in Ethiopia’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg haemorrhagic fever has risen to five, with 10 cases confirmed. Another three dead patients are also suspected to […]
Nov 26, 2025
Global Virus Network Statement on the Marburg Virus Outbreak in Ethiopia
GVN The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the newly confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in southern Ethiopia. This represents the country’s first […]
Nov 26, 2025
Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak
Africa News Ethiopia confirmed on Monday the deaths of three people who had contracted the Marburg virus. The country’s health ministry said three additional fatalities were being investigated for a possible connection to the disease. This announcement comes after Ethiopian authorities declared the Marburg outbreak on Friday. The outbreak was reported in the Omo region, an area […]
Nov 19, 2025
Ethiopia reports first outbreak of Marburg, Ebola cousin with no vaccine
Washington Post At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with the deadly Marburg virus, a clinically similar cousin to Ebola, in the East African country’s first outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organization said Friday. Ethiopia’s Health Ministry also confirmed the outbreak. The WHO “is actively supporting Ethiopia to contain the […]
Nov 19, 2025
Ethiopia confirms 3 Marburg virus deaths in new outbreak
ABC News Ethiopia has confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic virus that has been detected in an area neighboring South Sudan. Ethiopia on Monday confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic virus that has been detected in an area neighboring South Sudan. Health Minister Mekdes Daba said Ethiopia’s government, which declared a Marburg outbreak on Friday, had conducted […]
Nov 19, 2025
How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues
The Conversation In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound – formed by bat excrement – and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) found in this cave are known carriers of one of the world’s deadliest viruses: Marburg, […]
Jul 2, 2025