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Tanzanian president, WHO confirm Marburg outbreak
Tanzanian President Samia Sululu Hassan confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus after its health ministry had previously denied the 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.
A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears
Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.
WHO releases $3 million to address Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
The disease, which is similar to Ebola, can spread between humans through bodily fluids and lead to hemorrhaging and death.
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
Outbreak Kills 8, Suspected Marburg Virus Has Terrifying 88% Fatality Rate
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.
WHO reports suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania, 8 of 9 infected persons die
The WHO reported nine suspected cases of Marburg virus, resulting in eight deaths across two districts in Tanzania. It suspects that the virus could spread farther as the outbreak region borders Uganda,
Top in ID: Suspected Marburg outbreak; long- vs. short-course antibiotic therapy
A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in the Kagera region of Tanzania has been linked to nine suspected cases and eight deaths, according to WHO.The agency has classified the risk for regional and national spread to be high;
Marburg Virus Confirmed In Tanzania After Series Of Deaths
Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.
Tanzania confirms Marburg case, WHO offers $3million support
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that health officials have identified a positive case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Biharamuro District, located in the northern Kagera Region close to Uganda.
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.
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Deadly Marburg Virus Resurfaces in Tanzania’s Kagera Region
Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative tests.
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Marburg virus: Tanzania confirms outbreak of ‘bleeding eye disease’; WHO, health officials on alert
According to a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), the outbreak of Marburg virus disease is reported in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus ...
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Samia, WHO head express readiness to fight Marburg, other health threats
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has informed the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Tanzania’s determination to confront global health challenges, including the ongoing threat of Marburg Virus Disease ...