A case of the bleeding virus Marburg has been confirmed in Tanzania, a week after authorities ... Formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, it can cause uncontrollable bleeding from around ...

Tanzania’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like Ebola that can be fatal in up to 88 per cent of cases without treatment.

The United Nations health agency said it had informed its member states on Monday of "an outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease [MVD] in the Kagera region" of Tanzania. "We are aware of nine ...

A mysterious viral disease has emerged in parts ... one death have been confirmed since January 30. Tanzania is facing an outbreak of Marburg virus, in the northwest Kagera District.

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP ... “We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves.” Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between ...

Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly, with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise ... The WHO said its risk assessment for the suspected outbreak in Tanzania is high at national and ...

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region. In a statement, WHO’s ...

Trump issued executive orders that withdrew the US from WHO and halted USAID funding, which also keeps people uninformed of disease outbreaks.