Outbreak Kills 8, Suspected Marburg Virus Has Terrifying 88% Fatality Rate
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.
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Infectious Marburg disease — with 88% fatality rate — is discovered in remote corner of Tanzania
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 ...
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What Is Marburg Virus? Eight Killed In Suspected Outbreak In Tanzania
Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in ... [+] 1967, causes a severe type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human ...
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'Bleeding eyes' virus with no vaccine or cure kills eight after outbreak in new country
Two districts in the northwest Kagera region of Tanzania have reported outbreaks of the Marburg virus, known for its ... The horrifying disease often kills its victims through blood loss or ...
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Tanzania says no sign of Marburg outbreak in the country
On Tuesday, the WHO said it had received reliable reports of suspected cases of Marburg virus in the region of Kagera on Jan. 10. Victims had presented with typical Marburg symptoms, including ...
Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus
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.
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Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania; WHO warns of potential spread
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD ... Some of the victims in Tanzania are healthcare workers, who are at considerable risk in the ...