BUKOBA: IN a rare, crowd-pulling and attention-grabbing incident, an elderly man and his wife died on the same day, leaving ...

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 World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola-like virus was identified in the Biharamulo and Muleba districts, which are in the Kagera region of the Eastern African country. As of January 11 ...

specifically within the districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. Dubbed the "bleeding eyes" disease due to its severe symptoms, Marburg poses a significant threat with a survival rate hovering around 50%.

As of January 11, nine suspected cases, including eight deaths, were reported in the Biharamulo and Muleba districts. Samples from two patients have been collected and tested by the National ...

The United Republic of Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region, located in the northwest of the country.

The virus, which has a high fatality rate, has been reported in two districts of the northwest Kagera region—Biharamulo and Muleba. WHO is currently investigating nine suspected cases of Marburg, with ...

The source of the outbreak is still unknown and additional cases are expected, health officials said. View on euronews ...

By January 11, nine suspected cases were reported including eight deaths - a fatality ratio of 89% – in the Biharamulo and Muleba districts. Samples from two patients have been collected and ...

Now the World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating a total of nine suspected cases, of which eigh of those resulted in deaths in the districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. Known as the ...

As of 11 January, a total of nine cases had been recorded, including among healthcare workers, across the districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. Authorities are working to trace the source of the ...