Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country ... people had been killed by the disease in a remote part of Tanzania. The WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a ...

A technical team from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) is in Rwanda as part of the preparations for a study on Marburg virus immunity among recovered patients.Led by Rwanda ...

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Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment, originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids ...

"As of 15th January 2025, laboratory results for all suspected individuals were negative for Marburg virus," Jenista Mhagama ... from fruit bats endemic to parts of East Africa.

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.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern ... Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit ...

Suspected Outbreak of Marburg Virus Kills Eight in Tanzania ... which is transmitted to people from fruit bats which are endemic to that part of East Africa. The WHO said it received reliable ...

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