DAR ES SALAAM - Eight people have been killed in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania's northwestern region of Kagera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement ...

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.

The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), implementing ... in a suspected MVD outbreak in Tanzania's northwestern region of ...

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

Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are ...

Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever that has a high mortality rate, broke out in Tanzania in January 2025. In a Facebook reel, a man falsely claims the virus is a snake venom protein ...

With concerns emerging over the resurgence of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) and Sudan Ebola Virus Disease in Tanzania and Uganda, the PS urged Kenyans to remain vigilant and adhere to public health ...

Marburg virus belongs to the genus Marburgvirus in the family Filoviridae and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF), in both humans and nonhuman primates.

WHO, the World Health Organization, has confirmed the existence of a new outbreak of the Marburg virus, a disease that has set off alarm bells on the global health scene.