Dr. Tedros highlighted the collaborative effort, stating, “WHO is committed to supporting Tanzania in bringing this outbreak under control while working toward a healthier and safer future for all.”

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.

FRANTIC efforts are being put up in the Ministry of Health as the government works to get to the bottom of recurrence of Marburg cases in Kagera Region, more than 12 months after an earlier outbreak was declared to be contained.

The statement explained that the Ministry acted promptly after receiving reports of a possible Marburg virus outbreak in the region

On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths. But in a statement, Tanzania's Health ...

A suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania’s Kagera region has reportedly infected nine people and claimed eight lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The virus is believed to have been found in the Kagera region of the United Republic of Tanzania. On January 10, WHO received reliable reports from sources in Tanzania regarding suspected cases of ...

TheWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania, with the epicentre in the Kagera region. The outbreak, which has claimed eight ...

Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.

The WHO in a statement on Tuesday said it received reports of suspected cases in the Kagera region of Tanzania on Jan. 10, with symptoms of headache, high fever, back pain, diarrhea, vomiting with ...

Tanzania has rejected a World Health Organization (WHO) report of a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in the Kagera region. The WHO had flagged nine suspected cases, including eight deaths ...