THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its unwavering solidarity with Tanzania and other key stakeholders following the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region.

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

WHO, the World Health Organization, has confirmed the existence of a new outbreak of the Marburg virus, a disease that has ...

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region. In a statement, WHO’s ...

In a recent update, the Tanzanian Government issued a travel advisory note on January 21 mandating that travellers have their body temperature checked at all points of entry following an outbreak of ...

On 19 January, this year, Tanzania confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory ...

Cabinet Secretary for Health Deborah Barasa said that although the Marburg virus outbreak remains confined to Tanzania's Kagera region, Kenya's geographical proximity and high cross-border ...

Genomic tracing and rapid vaccine deployment helped Rwanda overcome deadly virus with lowest recorded fatality rate.

President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan confirmed on 20 January, in the presence of the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the country’s ...

The ongoing Marburg outbreak in northern Tanzania's Kagera region has killed at least two ... person infected in an outbreak acquired the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating ...

Arusha, Jan 31: The East African Community (EAC) has extended its support to Tanzania and other stakeholders following the confirmation of a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in the Kagera Region, ...

and a mobile laboratory in the northwestern Kagera region. The virus that causes Marburg, which is similar to Ebola, is highly virulent, with a high fatality rate. It is transmitted to people from ...