Tanzania is grappling with another outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, which has claimed at least eight lives in the north-western Kagera region. The confirmation came after a laboratory in ...

The government, through the Ministry of Health, has outlined measures to curb the spread of the Marburg virus after the cases ...

Marburg virus disease or MVD is a highly transmissible and infectious virus that comes from the the same family as the Ebola virus. First discovered in 1967 in parts of Marburg and Frankfurt ...

On Jan. 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in Biharamulo District in the northwestern part of the country’s Kagera Region. The announcement comes after public ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far.

One “confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak ... The case marks the second outbreak in Tanzania since 2023. Picture: Google Maps WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...

2:12 Health Matters: Suspected Marburg outbreak ... a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, which is caused by a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in ...

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 ...