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 ...

Ebola is one of the world’s deadliest viruses, and Marburg is its cousin. This hemorrhagic virus shares many symptoms with Ebola, and there is no known cure or treatment. It spreads quickly and ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about humans trespassing near a cave full of bats infected with the "Bleeding Eye"' Marburg virus, which has a 90% mortality rate. While monitoring predators at ...

Scientists monitoring Uganda’s Python Cave captured animals and humans visiting a bat-filled cave that is a known Marburg virus hotspot, offering a rare window into zoonotic transmission risk. Python ...