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 World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of ...

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 ...

There have been nine suspected cases and eight deaths in a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania. WHO has classified the risk for regional spread to be high based on the location of the ...

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 ...