Marburg virus is named after the town in Germany where it first emerged. In 1967, there were simultaneous outbreaks at laboratories in Marburg and Belgrade in Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia). The outbreak was caused by African green monkeys imported from Uganda for use in experiments. Seven people died.

So far, the Marburg virus has killed 12 people in Rwanda since it was declared an outbreak on September 27. Talking about the source of this outbreak, authorities said that there is still no confirmation of the source of the outbreak.

The risk of catching Marburg virus is described as “extremely low” by the NHS. Symptoms can typically take three to 10 days to materialise, but in some patients can take up to 21 days from the date of exposure. According to GOV.UK, they can come on suddenly and include:

Rwanda will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus after the Ebola-like disease killed 12 people in the African country. Health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said vaccinations would focus on those most at risk of contracting the virus, including ...

Marburg has caused small, episodic outbreaks since first being identified, most recently last year in Tanzania and Ghana. It is one of the deadliest known viruses, with no approved vaccines or specific treatments.

What you need to know as Europe fears cases - Virus, which has similarities to Ebola, has killed at least nine people during an outbreak in Rwanda

The country has already received shipments of the vaccines including from the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Rwanda's first outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever was detected in late September, with 46 cases and 12 deaths reported since then. Marburg has a fatality rate as high as 88 per cent.

Eleven people have died in Rwanda as the African country continues to fight an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Rwandan government said there were 36 confirmed cases of the virus in its latest update, with 25 people in isolation.

Rwanda has said it will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus, which has already killed at least 12 people in the country - most of them health workers. The east African country has received 700 doses of the vaccine from the Sabin Vaccine Institute,

Government to prioritise those ‘most at risk’ and ‘most exposed healthcare workers’ following the deaths of 12 people.