Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.

Nine cases have been reported across two districts in Kagera, including among some health ... including Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But the global risk ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), alerts have been issued to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic ... suspected Marburg Virus Disease in Kagera region, Tanzania, using our ...

Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola, causes people to bleed from their orifices and kills up to 9 in 10 of those infected with ...

The WHO warned that the outbreak poses a high regional risk due to Kagera’s role as a transit hub near Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nevertheless, the global ...

Image: CDC WHO has classified the risk for regional spread to be high based on the location of the outbreak: the Kagera region, a strategic transit hub for travel to Burundi, the Democratic ...

The global health body raised concerns about cross-border transmission due to the proximity of the Kagera region to international borders with Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic ...

The WHO warned that the risk of further spread in Tanzania and the region was “high” due to Kagera’s location ... neighbouring Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of northwestern ... such as Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and the Democratic ...

There’s a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg disease in a high transit area of Tanzania, raising the risk of regional spread. There’s a suspected outbreak of Marburg in Tanzania’s ...

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to people planning a winter sun trip amid a deadly outbreak of a virus that can kill nine out of 10 ...