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

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…