Currently, there are no approved vaccines for Marburg virus disease.

This marked Tanzania's second recorded MVD outbreak, following the 2023 outbreak ... According to the WHO, the Marburg virus is highly virulent and causes hemorrhagic fever. The agency said ...

Tanzania has 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 ...

Tanzania declared a Marburg outbreak on January 20, while Uganda reported an Ebola outbreak on January 30. “The outbreaks in Uganda and Tanzania remain active. Kenya is at high risk of importing ...

With the Marburg Virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania and concurrent outbreaks such as Ebola in Uganda, Mpox in the DRC and Burundi, cross-border public health collaboration has never been more urgent.

Domitina Kahira, a resident of Biharamulo District in Tanzania’s north-eastern Kagera Region, is treading a difficult path to recovery after losing her husband to Marburg virus disease ... and others ...

another deadly cousin of Ebola (a recently ended outbreak of Marburg killed at least 10 people in Tanzania this year). More research will be needed to validate the drug’s potential against Ebola ...

NAIROBI, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Multiple crises, driven by ongoing conflicts, political instability, economic shocks, disease outbreaks, and severe climate events, are exacerbating existing humanitarian ...