Marburg virus outbreaks have a fatality rate of between 24% and 88%. The worst recorded outbreak was in Angola in 2004-2005, where the above picture was taken. (Image Credits: Reuters) Marburg ...

WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.

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.

The first Marburg outbreak was reported in Tanzania in March 2023 in the Kagera region. Previous outbreaks of the disease have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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.

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 ...

previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. Marburg virus is ...

“The rumoured Marburg Virus outbreak in Uganda and a possible lock ... (WHO), outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea ...