This marked Tanzania's second recorded MVD outbreak ... According to the WHO, the Marburg virus is highly virulent and causes hemorrhagic fever. The agency said MVD belongs to the same family ...

The City of Bulawayo has recorded a significant decline in diarrhoea cases, with 317 cases reported in March compared to 396 the previous month, according to ...

THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region.

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

“They haven't died and come back to life. They're living people who've got sick and been infected with a rage virus. That dictates some stuff,” said Garland. “They need to drink, they need to ea ...

The symptoms do not appear until 10 to 14 days after someone is exposed to the virus and can appear as late as 21 days after exposure. Measles is highly contagious and can spread from one person ...