Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the ...
Nine dead of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ with mortality rate of 90% in fresh outbreak triggering ‘pandemic fears’
NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This ...
Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak after death of nurse in capital
Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.
A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears
Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease.
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Deadly Ebola-Like Eye-Bleeding Disease Claims 8 Lives in Tanzania; WHO Warns of Global Spread
A deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus is being reported in Tanzania's Kagera region and the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a grave warning regarding the same. Often compared to Ebola ...
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Tanzania Declares Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Kagera Region; WHO Steps In for Rapid Response
Dr. Tedros highlighted the collaborative effort, stating, “WHO is committed to supporting Tanzania in bringing this outbreak ...
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Tanzania confirms outbreak of highly infectious Ebola-like virus
Marburg virus, like Ebola, transmits to people from fruit ... This is the second outbreak of the virus in Tanzania’s Kagera region since 2023. A total of nine suspected cases were reported ...
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Amid reports of Marburg virus cases in Tanzania, doctor says risk to tourists is 'virtually zero'
In a statement, Dr. Richard Dawood, an adviser to the African Travel & Tourism Association, said, "For the vast majority of tourist activities, the risk is virtually zero." ...
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Nine dead of Ebola-like ‘eye-bleeding disease’ with mortality rate of 90% in fresh outbreak triggering ‘pandemic fears’
a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola. Of these, nine have died – reflecting the virus's 90 per cent mortality rate. The cases were reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania. Located in ...
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A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for Marburg disease, confirming WHO fears
WHO was the first to report on Jan. 14 a suspected outbreak of Marburg that had killed eight people in Tanzania’s Kagera region ... she said. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit ...