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Namibia: Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert – News

Namibia: Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert – News

Africa Links 24 with BBC
Published on 2025-01-22 10:50:00

Tanzania has dismissed a World Health Organisation (WHO) report of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in the north-west of the country.

The global health agency yesterday said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.

But in a statement, Tanzania’s health minister, Jenista Mhagama, said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for the Marburg virus.

She said…

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