Those leaving the Kagera region face additional requirements, including mandatory exit screening and completion of an online form. The World Health Organisation stated: "Marburg virus disease (MVD ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

Tanzania has confirmed a positive case of Marburg virus in a remote northern region. Marburg is a lethal pathogen, with a ...

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The Tanzanian government has denied reports by the World Health Organsation (WHO) of a suspected new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwestern Kagera region, insisting that all ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus in Tanzania’s Kagera region, where eight people have died after contracting the viral infection. “On 10 January ...

Uganda is on high alert following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in neighboring Tanzania that has left eight people dead, a health official said here Wednesday. Henry Kyobe Bosa ...

Marburg has a fatality rate of as high as 88 per cent. The WHO had cautioned that the risk of the suspected virus spreading in the region was "high" as Kagera is a transit hub to several countries.

A suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania’s Kagera region has reportedly infected nine people and claimed eight lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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 ...

A suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg disease in northwestern Tanzania has the country and its neighbours on edge. At least nine possible cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported ...