Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.

NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This exceeds the eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health

Uganda has reported an outbreak of Ebola following the death of a nurse from the virus in the capital Kampala.

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

Marburg virus, like Ebola, transmits to people from fruit ... This is the second outbreak of the virus in Tanzania’s Kagera region since 2023. A total of nine suspected cases were reported ...

Dr. Tedros highlighted the collaborative effort, stating, “WHO is committed to supporting Tanzania in bringing this outbreak under control while working toward a healthier and safer future for all.”

In a statement, Dr. Richard Dawood, an adviser to the African Travel & Tourism Association, said, "For the vast majority of tourist activities, the risk is virtually zero."

A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital,

a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola. Of these, nine have died – reflecting the virus's 90 per cent mortality rate. The cases were reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania. Located in ...

A deadly outbreak of Marburg Virus is being reported in Tanzania's Kagera region and the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a grave warning regarding the same. Often compared to Ebola ...