Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak with One Case
Tanzania’s President, Samia Hassan, has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far. Hassan, who announced this at a press conference yesterday that was also attended by World Health Organisation’s Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus in Dodoma, said at least 25 suspected cases had […]
Marburg virus outbreak kills six in Rwanda
Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda The country’s health minister, Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were healthcare workers in a hospital intensive care unit in the capital, Kigali. Marburg, with a fatality rate of up to 88%, is from the same virus family as Ebola, and is […]
