Two suspected German cases of deadly Marburg virus test negative in Hamburg

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Two people suspected of having the potentially lethal Marburg virus after traveling to Germany from Rwanda have tested negative, according to a Thursday statement from the city of Hamburg's social welfare office.

"The two people who were taken yesterday at Hamburg Central Station in an infection protection transport for further examination to a special area for highly contagious infectious diseases at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf tested negative for the Marburg virus," the statement said. "During the return journey from Rwanda via Frankfurt to Hamburg, there was never any danger to fellow passengers on the train or plane."

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