Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.

NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This exceeds the eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health

The East African Community (EAC) has extended its support to Tanzania and other stakeholders following the confirmation of a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in the Kagera Region, North-Western Tanzania.

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

Dr. Tedros highlighted the collaborative effort, stating, “WHO is committed to supporting Tanzania in bringing this outbreak under control while working toward a healthier and safer future for all.”

Marburg virus, like Ebola, transmits to people from fruit ... This is the second outbreak of the virus in Tanzania’s Kagera region since 2023. A total of nine suspected cases were reported ...

a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola. Of these, nine have died – reflecting the virus's 90 per cent mortality rate. The cases were reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania. Located in ...

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.

Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative tests. Dozens of individuals remain under observation as the government works to contain the outbreak.

It belongs to the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease ... in March 2023 – the country’s first – in Kagera region, in which a total of nine cases (eight confirmed ...

In a statement, Dr. Richard Dawood, an adviser to the African Travel & Tourism Association, said, "For the vast majority of tourist activities, the risk is virtually zero."