Yesterday the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tanzania has 1 confirmed case of Marburg and 25 suspected cases all from the northwestern Kagera region. So far all 25 suspected case-patients have tested negative for the virus but remain under close surveillance.

Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative ... lasted for nearly two months but was ultimately contained. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom ...

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease.

Dr. Tedros highlighted the collaborative effort, stating, “WHO is committed to supporting Tanzania in bringing this outbreak under control while working toward a healthier and safer future for all.”

Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak claiming 8 lives in Kagera Learn about the virus containment efforts and Africa CDCs swift action to prevent its spread

President Samia Suluhu Hassan spoke in Dodoma, the capital, alongside World Health Organization ... eight people in Tanzania’s Kagera region. Tanzanian health officials disputed the report ...

Tanzania's president said a sample tested positive for the Marburg virus, which has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent if untreated.

Tanzania’s president said that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease—a highly infectious virus that can be fatal in up to 88 percent of cases without treatment.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which just sent its congratulations, Niger has gone down as the first African country to stop the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, commonly known as river blindness.

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023

The Foreign Office has issued a stark warning to Brits considering a winter sun trip amidst a deadly outbreak of a virus that can kill up to 90%