Tanzanian President Samia Sululu Hassan confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus after its health ministry had previously denied the spread.

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

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

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in its northwest region. President Hassan and WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the situation, highlighting response efforts and funds allocated to contain the virus.

Tanzania has pushed back against a report from the World Health Organization warning of a new Marburg virus outbreak in the country.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of ... The WHO assessed the risk of the Marburg virus spreading in the region as high due to Kagera's strategic location as a transit hub ...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed ... 8 people who have died," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Tanzania ... improves," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. nl/js

Tanzania is grappling with a new outbreak do the deadly Marburg virus disease which has already claimed at least eight lives in the north-western Kagera region.

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.

Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative tests. Dozens of individuals remain under observation as the government works to contain the outbreak.