Jan 20, 2025 · Dodoma – Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease.

On 20 January 2025, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania officially declared an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) following the detection of one confirmed case from Biharamulo district, Kagera region, located in the northwestern part of the country.

Jun 2, 2023 · Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was confirmed just over two months ago in the north-western Kagera region. It was the country’s first outbreak of the disease.

Mar 21, 2023 · Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-west Kagera region.

Jan 22, 2025 · Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed that a single case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) has been detected in Biharamulo District, Kagera Region. She assured the public that the country has successfully controlled the spread of the disease.

Jan 16, 2025 · In December 2024, neighbouring Rwanda declared the Marburg outbreak to be over, with 66 confirmed cases and 15 deaths. The region’s role as a transit hub, with connections to Dar es Salaam and neighbouring countries, further increases the risk of the virus spreading across borders, necessitating heightened vigilance and robust preventive ...

Mar 22, 2023 · Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.

Jan 20, 2025 · President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania’s northwest Kagera region, with one case identified so far. “Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera, later confirmed in Dar es Salaam, have verified one patient as infected with the Marburg virus,” the president ...

Jun 6, 2024 · A year since the Marburg Virus Disease (Marburg) outbreak in Tanzania was declared over in June 2023, memories of the disease, which was controlled in a record 90 days, remain fresh in the...

Jan 20, 2025 · "Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed in Dar es Salaam, identified one patient as being infected by Marburg virus," she said at a press...