Tanzania is grappling with a new outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease which has already claimed at least eight lives ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for "immediate action" to address the "unprecedented convergence of crises" that threaten to undo the decades of progress ...

Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak claiming 8 lives in Kagera Learn about the virus containment efforts and ...

Ugandan authorities have confirmed the Sudan strain in Kampala following a patients death Uganda has confirmed an Ebola ...

Tanzania confirms a Marburg virus outbreak after initial denials prompting urgent response from the Africa CDC Learn about ...

The East African Community (EAC) has extended its support to Tanzania and other stakeholders following the confirmation of a ...

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the ...

South Africa and Uganda. Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct ...

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

The first outbreaks occurred in 1967 in lab workers in Germany and Yugoslavia who were working with African green monkeys imported from Uganda. The virus was identified in a lab in Marburg ...

The Africa CDC emphasised its collaboration with the Tanzanian authorities to ensure coordinated efforts and high-level ...

One "confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak" in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing ...