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At least nine people have died in a fresh outbreak of Marburg virus disease, an eye-bleeding condition in Tanzania, Africa's ...

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Nairobi: An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization last week.

First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia, this virus is also known as the 'bleeding eye' virus due to the strange symptoms that it can cause.

Ugandan officials said the country was on high alert to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following an outbreak in neighbouring Rwanda. A video shared on TikTok two months later ...

It belongs to the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly. Patients present with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. They ...

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Marburg virus causes Marburg haemorrhagic fever in humans. Symptoms of the disease include fever, muscle pain, rash, diarrhoea and haemorrhage. Picture: Getty. A total of 26 suspected cases have ...