infection spread from the man to his traveling companion and a nurse at the hospital . because many of the signs and symptoms of marburg hemorrhagic fever are similar to those of other infectious diseases such as story highlights 30 - year - old male health worker in uganda dies of marburg marburg is an ebola - like hemorrhagic fever 99 put into isolation at least 11 test negative three days after a fatal case of marburg hemorrhagic fever was diagnosed in uganda , 99 people have been quarantined in four different locations across the east african country , as field epidemiologists and surveillance officers continue to closely monitor all people who got into contact with only victim . 1967 germany and yugoslavia uganda , health officials there announced sunday . symptoms become increasingly severe and can include jaundice , inflammation of the pancreas , severe weight loss , delirium , shock , liver failure , massive hemorrhaging , and multi - organ dysfunction . marburg , like ebola , is a hemorrhagic fever . more than 60 health workers form the bulk of people under quarantine after they were identified as having contact with a 30 - year old male health worker who marburg virus is closely related to ebola . nausea , vomiting , chest pain , a sore throat , abdominal pain , and diarrhea may then appear . we need to do more of that . around the fifth day after the onset of symptoms , a maculopapular rash , most prominent on the trunk ( chest , back , stomach ) , may occur .