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Suspected outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease kills eight in Tanzania

Suspected outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease kills eight in Tanzania

Healthcare workers among suspected cases of Ebola-like disease as WHO issues warning of high risk to the country and its neighbours

A suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania has killed eight people and poses a high risk to the country and its neighbours, global health leaders have said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said nine suspected cases of the Ebola-like virus had been reported as of 11 January, in two districts of the Kagera region in the north of the country, including the eight deaths.

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