Nine cases of the deadly disease have been reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania so far. But officials expect that number ...

Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania has caused worry as symptoms, death rate, and treatment details are out.

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

The source of the outbreak is still unknown and additional cases are expected, health officials said. View on euronews ...

In March 2023, Tanzania reported its first Marburg virus outbreak, which also occurred in Kagera region. The outbreak was ...

Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed ...

But in a statement, Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg virus. She said that the country had ...

Marburg virus disease (MVD) was initially detected in 1967 after two simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia. These were associated with a lab working with ...

Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania, WHO Says NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of ...

Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the same family as the one that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever, according to the WHO. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY A ...