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On Jan. 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in Biharamulo District in the northwestern part of the country’s Kagera Region. The announcement comes after public ...
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far.
Tanzania is grappling with another outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, which has claimed at least eight lives in the north-western Kagera region. The confirmation came after a laboratory in ...
Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats. Ben Birchall/PA Wire/AP In 2023, an outbreak in Kagera, a region of Tanzania bordering Rwanda, claimed at least five lives.
Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania, WHO Says NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of ...
Tanzania: Tanzania Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease WHO-AFRO, 20 January 2025 Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one ...
Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of ...
NAIROBI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an ...
Tanzania and the World Health Organisation confirmed on Monday the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region. The announcement was made by President of the Republic of ...