The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania.

The source of the outbreak is still unknown and additional cases are expected, health officials said. View on euronews

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an outbreak of the disease was declared over in neighbouring Rwanda.

Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.

GENEVA: Cautioning about the high risk of deadly Marburg Virus Disease’s further spread in Tanzania, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday said the suspected virus outbreak had

The World Health Organisation has confirmed an outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease in Tanzania. The WHO who disclosed this on its website on Tuesday, noted that the source of the outbreak is currently unknown.

So far, nine people have been infected with suspected Marburg, with samples currently in a laboratory for official confirmation. Their symptoms included headaches, high fever, back pain, vomiting blood and, in the most serious cases, bleeding from their orifices.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported eight deaths in Tanzania, likely caused by the Marburg virus. The risk of the disease spreading in the region is considered high. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that eight people have died in Tanzania,