The Latest on the Marburg Virus Outbreak: Updates and Analysis.

The Marburg virus, a zoonotic disease in the same family as Ebola, has caused outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, with high fatality rates and symptoms including hemorrhagic fever and bleeding from multiple orifices. The virus is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and objects contaminated with them. There is no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment, but symptomatic and supportive therapies can be used. While the virus is highly contagious, it is not airborne, making it easier to control compared to COVID-19. Health care workers in affected regions should be on high alert, and efforts to test a vaccine and treatments should be expedited.