DAR ES SALAAM - Eight people have been killed in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania's northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement ...

The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), implementing ... in a suspected MVD outbreak in Tanzania's northwestern region of ...

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.

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

With concerns emerging over the resurgence of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) and Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Tanzania and Uganda, the PS urged Kenyans to remain vigilant and adhere to public health ...

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.

WHO, the World Health Organization, has confirmed the existence of a new outbreak of the Marburg virus, a disease that has set off alarm bells on the global health scene.

The virus was diagnosed in the Kagera region of northwest Tanzania in late January, and has so far caused the deaths of eight people. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Marburg is a ...