New suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills eight

Outbreak Kills 8, Suspected Marburg Virus Has Terrifying 88% Fatality Rate
WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.
What is Marburg virus disease? Symptoms, death rate, treatment, Tanzania outbreak
Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania has caused worry as symptoms, death rate, and treatment details are out.
Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills at least eight people, WHO says
The source of the outbreak is still unknown and additional cases are expected, health officials said. View on euronews
What Is Marburg Virus? The Outbreak In Tanzania Claims Eight Lives
Marburg virus disease, caused by a virus from the same family as Ebola, has a fatality rate of up to 88% without treatment.
What is Marburg virus? The Ebola-like disease behind deaths in Tanzania
Marburg virus is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to 88% of infected people.
Suspected Marburg virus outbreak reported in Tanzania
In March 2023, Tanzania reported its first Marburg virus outbreak, which also occurred in Kagera region. The outbreak was declared over in June 2023, with nine infections reported, six of them fatal. The WHO said zoonotic reservoirs of the virus, such as fruit bats, remain in the area.
WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in a remote part of Tanzania
The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania
Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert
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 said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.
Marburg Virus Disease Kills 8 In Tanzania: What Is MVD? What Are Its Symptoms?
WHO has flagged a suspected Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of the United Republic of Tanzania. The virus has reportedly killed eight among the nine persons it infected.
Fatality ratio of up to 88%, 8 suspected cases: WHO, Tanzania disagree over Marburg virus outbreak
Tanzanian authorities deny Marburg virus presence after WHO reports deaths, with laboratory tests returning negative.
Eight dead in suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania
So far, nine people have been infected with suspected Marburg, with samples currently in a laboratory for official confirmation. Their symptoms included headaches, high fever, back pain, vomiting blood and, in the most serious cases, bleeding from their orifices.
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