The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.

What is this deadly bleeding eye virus that is spreading rapidly across Tanzania and has made WHO issue an alarm. Read on to ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

Once a person becomes infected, they can transmit the virus to others via their own bodily fluids. It can also infect non-human primates like apes and monkeys. In fact, the Marburg virus is named ...

The Kenyan government is on high alert following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda ... and avoid sharing personal items like towels, utensils, or clothing. Members of the public ...

A deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus is being reported in Tanzania's Kagera region and the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a grave warning regarding the same. Often compared to Ebola ...

"We do not recommend travel or trade restrictions with Tanzania at this time." Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the ...

Advertisement The last Marburg outbreak in Tanzania came in March 2023 when six people died from the virus in the Bukoba district. "[We] would like to assure the international organizations ...

Tanzania has dismissed a World Health Organisation (WHO) report of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the north-west of the country. On Tuesday, the global health agency ...

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus has been detected in northern Tanzania. Marburg is in the same family as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...