CDC - Marburg Virus

July 2008 - A Dutch woman infected during a holiday to Uganda by the contagious Marburg virus, which is similar to Ebola and causes heavy bleeding, died overnight. She contracted Marburg during her holiday in Uganda. The woman, aged 40, visited a cave in Uganda which was known for its large bat population. There is the chance of the virus may through the Netherlands as the contagious period lasted 21 days.

The Marburg virus causes haemorrhagic fever, a rare syndrome that involves fever and bleeding. The disease is very rare but very serious and is contagious, being spread through body fluids.