Tanzanian President Samia Sululu Hassan confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus after its health ministry had previously denied the spread.
The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.
Tanzania is grappling with a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease which has already claimed at least eight lives in the north-western Kagera region.
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of ... The WHO assessed the risk of the Marburg virus spreading in the region as high due to Kagera's strategic location as a transit hub ...
The source of the outbreak is still unknown and additional cases are expected, health officials said. View on euronews ...
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 ...