Rwanda faced a Marburg virus outbreak among health workers in the capital Kigali, challenging the nation’s health system and testing its pandemic response capabilities.

Nairobi: An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization last week.

While Tanzania battles the Marburg virus, its swift response and international support offer hope for controlling this deadly outbreak. Public awareness and adherence to preventive measures will ...

A new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus has gripped Tanzania, in the African subcontinent claiming at least eight lives. The outbreak was reported from north-western Kagera region after one ...

No approved vaccines or therapeutics for Marburg virus disease exist. But last year, during an outbreak in Rwanda, the country deployed an experimental Marburg vaccine produced by the Sabin ...

26 suspected cases were tested of which one came back positive for Marburg Virus ... borders Uganda and Rwanda. Kagera was the site of the country's first Marburg outbreak in March 2023, which ...

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 ...

In the East African country of Rwanda, however, a courageous, unified, and successful response to the global threat posed by a major outbreak of Marburg virus disease ... CFR of 80.6% for MVD ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - 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.

One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second ... which borders Uganda and Rwanda. Kagera was the site of the country’s first Marburg outbreak in March 2023, which lasted for nearly ...