The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed a declaration by Tanzania on the end of the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, ...

However, on Thursday last week, Minister for Health, Jenista Mhagma, announced that Tanzania is now free from Marburg virus ...

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg ... virus which can be fatal in more than 88% of cases without treatment ARUSHA ...

Marburg Virus: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director ...

The Marburg virus is a member of the filoviridae (filoviruses) family. The disease has an incubation period of 2 to 21 days, according to WHO. It then manifests its symptoms suddenly.

Kenya has heightened its preparedness for a potential Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak following the confirmation of a case in Tanzania's Kagera region on Sunday, January 20. The Ministry of ...

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025. The outbreak, in which ...

From monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the most recent outbreak of the Marburg virus in Rwanda, health authorities are facing significant challenges in managing these deadly diseases.

Tests have, so far, all proven negative for Ebola or other common haemorrhagic fever diseases like Marburg dubbed 'the eye-bleeding virus'. Dr Michael Head, a senior research fellow in global ...

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — 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 ...

DAR ES SALAAM, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian health authorities on Thursday declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after recording no new cases for 42 days ...