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Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak

Marburg Virus Confirmed In Tanzania After Series Of Deaths

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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Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial

Tanzania's president has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference on Monday that health authorities had confirmed one case of Marburg in the north-western region of Kagera.

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Tanzania Confirms New Outbreak Of Marburg Virus

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on Monday that there was a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the East African country.

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Tanzania Confirms Marburg Case Amid Health Concerns

Tanzania has confirmed a positive case of Marburg virus in a remote northern region. Marburg is a lethal pathogen, with a mortality rate of up to 88% in untreated cases. This virus, akin to Ebola, originates from fruit bats and transmits through close contact with infected individuals' bodily fluids or contaminated surfaces.

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A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears

Tanzania's president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a ...

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Urgent warning for travellers over new outbreak of terrifying 'eye-bleeding disease' that's already killed eight

An untreatable Ebola-like virus is on the rise in Tanzania, global health chiefs have warned. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already infected nine people ...

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Bleeding eye disease kills eight after outbreak in new country

Eight people have died in Tanzania’s Kagera region following a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus disease, according to the World Health Organization. The virus, related to Ebola and ...

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What Is Marburg Virus? Eight Killed In Suspected Outbreak In Tanzania

Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates. Eight people have been killed in a suspected ...

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Outbreak Kills 8, Suspected Marburg Virus Has Terrifying 88% Fatality Rate

The largest outbreak on record occurred in 2005 in Angola, when 329 people died. A fruit bat is seen at Bristol Zoo in England on Wednesday Aug. 31, 2022. Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is ...

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WHO: several Tanzanians die in suspected Marburg virus outbreak

At least eight people have died in a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO in a statement on Tuesday said it received reports of suspected ...

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What is Marburg virus? The Ebola-like disease behind deaths in Tanzania

Marburg is in the same family as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday eight people have been killed from the virus in a remote ...

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Tanzania denies new Marburg outbreak

Advertisement The last Marburg outbreak in Tanzania came in March 2023 when six people died from the virus in the Bukoba district. "[We] would like to assure the international organizations ...

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