On average, the Marburg virus kills half of the people it infects, according to the WHO. In March 2023, Tanzania's Bukoba ...

In 2023, another Marburg outbreak in Tanzania’s Kagera region – which borders Rwanda – lasted nearly two months, with nine cases and six deaths. “Zoonotic reservoirs, such as fruit bats ...

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, including WHO, that ...

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.Why It Matters. Without treatment ...

A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania has been linked to nine cases and eight deaths, according to WHO. If confirmed, it would be the second Marburg virus outbreak in the country since 2023.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an outbreak ...

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an outbreak of the disease was ...

GENEVA — The WHO said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was "high".

Tanzania suffered its first Marburg outbreak in 2023, recording nine cases, including six deaths, in the same area. In the statement, the minister said Tanzania had "strengthened disease ...

This is the second outbreak of Marburg in Kagera since 2023. It comes exactly a month after Rwanda, which shares with a border with Kagera, declared its own outbreak of the disease was over.

Dr Tedros said the global risk from Tanzania's current outbreak was 'low' Credit: Reuters So far, one person has tested positive for Marburg, an Ebola-like virus, that is highly infectious and can ...

Amid reports of a deadly viral outbreak in Central Africa, researchers are reportedly scrambling to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the Marburg virus. As of Sept. 30, 2024, the country ...