A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities denied there was an outbreak. The deadly illness similar to Ebola is highly infectious, and can kill up to ...

Fruit bats in the area act as likely reservoirs of the virus. According to the WHO, previous Marburg outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for ...

One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak” in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast from the capital Dodoma on Monday. Marburg causes a highly ...

There have been 15 outbreaks of Marburg between 1967 and 2022. Some involved just one or two cases, while the largest was the 2004 to 2005 outbreak in Angola, when 252 people were infected.

Ugandan officials said the country was on high alert to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following an outbreak in neighbouring Rwanda. A video shared on TikTok two months later ...

A suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in northern Tanzania has resulted in the deaths of eight individuals, with nine cases reported so far, according to the World Health ...

The United Republic of Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region, located in the northwest of the country.

Followed categories will be added to My News. One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak” in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast from the ...

WHO said that Marburg virus disease is highly ... WHO added that in the African region, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...