Suspected Marburg outbreak kills 8 in Tanzania

Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says
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 declared over in neighbouring Rwanda.
WHO: 8 dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania has been linked to nine cases and eight deaths, according to WHO.
WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in a remote part of Tanzania
The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania
Suspected Marburg virus outbreak reported in Tanzania
In March 2023, Tanzania reported its first Marburg virus outbreak, which also occurred in Kagera region. The outbreak was declared over in June 2023, with nine infections reported, six of them fatal. The WHO said zoonotic reservoirs of the virus, such as fruit bats, remain in the area.
WHO reports eight deaths from suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
The WHO has reported a “high” regional and national risk from the haemorrhagic virus while the global risk remains low.
Suspected outbreak of Marburg reported in transit hub in Tanzania
There’s a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg disease in a high transit area of Tanzania, raising the risk of regional spread.
New suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills eight - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in north-west Tanzania, saying that at least eight people have already been killed by the disease.
Eight killed in suspected Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania: WHO
DAR ES SALAAM - Eight people have been killed in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania's northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement Tuesday, the WHO warned that the risk of further spread of the deadly disease in the country and the region is high.
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