HUM The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania had killed eight people, warning that the risk of further spread in the country and region was “high”.
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 cases so far, including eight people who have died. We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves,” World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X.
“WHO has offered its full assistance to the government of Tanzania, and to affected communities.”