Kenya has stepped up its preparedness for Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the recent outbreak in the neighbouring Tanzania, which has reportedly claimed eight lives as of January 16.

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Tanzania ’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like ...

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Tanzania has confirmed a Marburg virus disease in the northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organisation has said. The organisation said one case tested positive for the virus following ...

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Dr. Tedros highlighted the collaborative effort, stating, “WHO is committed to supporting Tanzania in bringing this outbreak ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on Monday that there was a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the ...

Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of ...

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 disease, which is similar to Ebola, can spread between humans through bodily fluids and lead to hemorrhaging and death.

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 ...