Tanzania’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like Ebola that can be fatal in up to 88 per cent of cases without treatment.

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease following the identification of a positive case in the north-western Kagera region. President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced it during a ...

DAR ES SALAAM, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian health authorities on Thursday declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus ... second outbreak of MVD in two years. This marked Tanzania's ...

Tanzania is witnessing another outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus and has confirmed at least nine deaths as of Friday. Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak Claims 8 Lives In Tanzania; Africa CDC ...

the emergency response can be rapidly accelerated so that we can save lives and stop the virus as soon as possible,” said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti. “Marburg is highly ...

On January 20, Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, which ended on March 13. Currently, there are no approved vaccines for Marburg virus disease. For the U.S. clinical trial ...