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Tanzania: Who Alerts On Suspected Marburg Virus Outbreak in Tanzania, Classifies Regional Risk High
Premium Times, 15 January 2025
The outbreak, which has claimed eight lives out of nine reported cases, has raised concerns about potential risk at the national and regional levels. Read more »
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East Africa: Kenya On High Alert After 8 Marburg Virus-Related Deaths in Tanzania
Capital FM, 15 January 2025
Kenya is on high alert after the confirmation of 8 Marburg virus-related deaths in Kagera region of Tanzania. Read more »
WHO Issues Alert Over Marburg Deaths in Tanzania
The World Health Organization has confirmed the outbreak in Tanzania, less than a month after neighboring Rwanda declared an end to its months-long battle. The Tanzania outbreak reportedly killed eight people, raising concerns about a possible regional spread.
WHO has said the source of the latest outbreak is unknown and that Tanzania's Kegara region remains the epicenter.
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Rwandan health authorities have declared the Marburg outbreak in the country over, more than 40 days after the last patient tested negative and was discharged from hospital. Read more »
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Rwanda has begun the process to officially declare its Marburg outbreak over after it discharged the last remaining recovered patient. The country has recorded more than 60 cases, ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Rwanda has launched the world's first clinical trial for Marburg virus disease treatment. Dr. Matshidiso Moet Read more »
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Following the end of the outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organisation continues its work in co-ordinating a response to Mpox. While the ... Read more »
