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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.

Additionally, 25 people with suspected infections whose test results were later negative for Marburg virus are being closely monitored. This is the second Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania.

Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses ... and this is associated with more severe disease. People remain infectious as long as their blood contains the virus and burial ceremonies ...

Tanzania experienced its first Marburg outbreak in March 2023 in the Bukoba district. It killed six people and lasted for nearly two months. The highly infectious disease is similar to Ebola ...

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The Marburg virus spreads to people from fruit bats. Human-to-human transmission occurs through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces, or other items, and it causes ...

As of Nov. 29, the country had reported 66 cases of the virus and 15 deaths. Most of the infected people have been health care workers. Approximately 75% of the patients with Marburg have ...

A travel alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to “practice enhanced precautions” if traveling to Rwanda, noting that Marburg virus disease is “rare ...

The Marburg virus, which causes bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth, can be fatal in up to 90% of those infected Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...