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Tanzania Reports Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
An outbreak of Marburg virus disease has been confirmed in Tanzania in the northwestern Kagera region following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said that one sample had tested positive for the Marburg virus in a remote area of northern Tanzania.
A total of 25 suspected cases have been reported as of 20 January 2025, all of whom have tested negative and are currently under close follow-up, the president said. The cases have been reported in Biharamulo and Muleba districts in Kagera.
Tanzanian health authorities are receiving assistance from WHO to improve key outbreak control measures such as disease surveillance, testing, treatment, infection prevention and control, case management, and raising public awareness to prevent further outbreaks.
The first Marburg outbreak was reported in Tanzania in March 2023 in the Kagera region. Previous outbreaks of the disease have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda.
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A health worker during the Marburg vaccination activity in Kigali on Sunday. Rwanda, on October 6, kicked off a trial vaccination drive focused on people at highest risk of contracting Marburg virus (file photo).
