DODOMA: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has assured the global community that Tanzania remains safe and open for

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania, with nine people reportedly infected, of whom eight have died.

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

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus, with a single case identified. Laboratory tests were conducted and confirmed in Kagera and Dar es Salaam. The announcement was made during a press conference attended by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in a remote part of the country. It comes after the health minister rejected that there were any cases in the country.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus in the east African country, with one confirmed case so far.

Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that health officials have identified a positive case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Biharamuro District, located in the northern Kagera Region close to Uganda.

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