Deadly virus scare closes tracks at Hamburg train station – POLITICO

The Bild tabloid reported that the student arrived by plane directly from Rwanda, where he had been in contact with a patient who was later diagnosed with a Marburg infection.

Rwanda, a landlocked country in East Africa, is currently experiencing an outbreak of the deadly virus. According to the country's Ministry of Health, eight people have died from the virus since last Sunday and 26 cases have been confirmed.

The Marburg virus causes fever with symptoms such as cramps, bloody vomit and diarrhea and has a mortality rate of up to 88 percent, according to the World Health Organization. People become infected through contact with the bodily fluids of infected victims.

The student and his girlfriend were taken to the Eppendorf University Hospital, which specializes in tropical diseases. Your luggage was confiscated.