Ignore TikTok video claiming Marburg outbreak in Uganda and possible lockdownIN SHORT: A video that has been making the rounds since December 2024 claims Uganda's health minister has announced an ...

Ugandan officials said the country was on high alert to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following an ...

Tanzania also had an outbreak that was declared by WHO on March 21. The outbreak was contained and Tanzania was declared ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has classified five districts in Uganda including Rakai, Kyotera, ...

The 2 positive cases are among 31 samples tested, and officials are considering use of antivirals and experimental vaccine.

Uganda is on high alert following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in neighboring Tanzania that has left ...

Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tanzania has 1 confirmed case of Marburg and 25 suspected cases all from ...

Marburg, which originates in fruit bats ... from neighboring countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. WHO officials have been collaborating with ...

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister ...

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

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“The rumoured Marburg Virus outbreak in Uganda and a possible lock down in the long run (sic),” reads a text overlay on the video shared on December 18, 2024. Screenshot of the misleading ...