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.

The Marburg virus is a highly virulent ... experts to support Tanzania’s efforts in tackling the outbreak. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, praised the government ...

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti also ... According to WHO reports, Tanzania previously reported an outbreak of Marburg in March 2023 the country's first in Kagera region ...

Africa’s health agency on Thursday said an outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed no fewer than nine people in Tanzania. DAILY POST gathered that the nation on Monday confirmed the second ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and ... the World Health Organization issued a statement about a suspected Marburg virus disease outbreak, which involved nine cases, including eight deaths ...

2 The Ebola virus was first described in central Africa 9 years ... But though Marburg virus infection had never previously been diagnosed in Rwanda, the 2024 outbreak was not the country ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest ... to people from fruit bats endemic to parts of East ...

Tanzania has officially declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus in its remote Kagera region, following initial dismissals of earlier reports. The announcement was made by President Samia Suluhu ...

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 ...