Tanzanian President Samia Sululu Hassan confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus after its health ministry had previously denied the spread.

WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the global risk from ... which had infected 66 people and killed 15, was over. The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and then through contact with bodily fluids of infected ...

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in its northwest region. President Hassan and WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the situation, highlighting response efforts and funds allocated to contain the virus.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced a confirmed case of the Marburg virus in the country. The diagnosis came after laboratory tests conducted in Kagera and confirmed in Dar es Salaam. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attended the press conference in Dodoma.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania, with nine people reportedly infected, of whom eight have died.

Tanzania is grappling with a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease which has already claimed at least eight lives in the north-western Kagera region.

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

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

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

including the ongoing threat of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). President Samia made the assertion in Dodoma today January 20,2025 during a press briefing as she met WHO's Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. She emphasized that efforts are ...

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director general, said the statement that the UN agency had informed member states on Monday of an outbreak of suspected Marburg virus disease in Tanzania’s Kagera Region. "We are aware of nine cases so far ...

MARA Regional Commissioner Col. Alfred Mtambi has urged residents to take necessary precautions to protect themselves from the threat of Marburg virus infections. Speaking at a meeting early this week convened to introduce the roles and responsibilities of ...