Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus - Neighbouring Rwanda reported 15 deaths and 66 cases in last year’s outbreak of Marburg

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

Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak claiming 8 lives in Kagera Learn about the virus containment efforts and Africa CDCs swift action to prevent its spread

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

Dar es Salaam: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday ... a rare and deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola. That outbreak also occurred in the Kagera region, which borders Uganda and Rwanda.

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

AN outbreak of a lethal ‘eye-bleeding’ virus has been confirmed in Tanzania, the president has announced. It comes just a week after her health minister denied that there were any

“Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed in Dar es Salaam identified one ... Marburg virus, like Ebola, transmits to people from fruit bats and ...

The ongoing violence has exacerbated fears of a public health crisis, with the Red Cross warning of the potential spread of diseases

Global health chiefs have raised an alarm after nine people d!ed in a new outbreak of an 'eye-bleeding' Ebola-like virus.

The virus has already infected ten people since the nation officially announced the outbreak last week. Of these infections nine have died.

Policymakers around the globe should not react in haste to announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, and be prepared to argue their case, World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters.