Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg Virus Disease

© WHO/Benjamin Sensasi Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease. (file) New York, USA, 22 March 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/Tanzania confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after conducting laboratory tests in the country’s northwest Kagera region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Wednesday. Lab tests were carried out […] The post Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak o…

Tanzania announces outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

Five deaths and three further cases of the Ebola-like virus have been reported in the country’s north-west

Tanzanian officials confirm 5 dead from Marburg disease

Tanzania’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg disease. Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases were identified in the western region of Kagera and the government had managed to control its spread to other regions. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in bats and spreads between people via close contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, or …

Marburg virus: Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

DAR ES SALAAM, March 22 (Reuters) - Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

Tanzania Reports Its First Outbreak of the Deadly Marburg Virus

At least eight people have been infected and five are dead (including one healthcare worker) in a new outbreak of the Marburg virus in Tanzania, according to a Monday statement from the World Health Organization. It is Tanzania’s first-ever confirmed outbreak of the deadly disease.Read more...

Tanzania Confirms First Ever Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Tanzania's National Public Health Laboratory analysed samples to determine the cause of illness after eight people developed symptoms including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and renal failure. Five of the eight cases, including a health worker, have died and the remaining three are receiving treatment. A total of 161 contacts have been identified and monitored. Marburg virus disease is