Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania, WHO Says NAIROBI (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of ...

Similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus is believed to originate in fruit bats. Ben Birchall/PA Wire/AP In 2023, an outbreak in Kagera, a region of Tanzania bordering Rwanda, claimed at least five lives.

On Jan. 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease in Biharamulo District in the northwestern part of the country’s Kagera Region. The announcement comes after public ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far.

Two districts in the northwest Kagera region of Tanzania have reported outbreaks of the Marburg virus, known for its high fatality rate. Now the World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating a ...

There have been nine suspected cases and eight deaths in a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania. WHO has classified the risk for regional spread to be high based on the location of the ...

This is the first time the virus has been found in Rwanda and the source has not yet been found. Rwanda's neighbours Uganda and Tanzania reported Marburg outbreaks in 2017 and 2023, respectively.

Tanzania: Tanzania Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease WHO-AFRO, 20 January 2025 Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one ...

NAIROBI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - 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 ...