There’s a suspected outbreak of Marburg in Tanzania’s Kagera region that borders Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and Lake Victoria. This comes less than a month after an outbreak of the disease was declared over in Rwanda.
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently nine suspected cases and eight deaths across two of Tanzania’s districts: Biharamulo and Muleba. Samples from two patients are being tested by the country’s National Public Health Laboratory — with results pending confirmation.
Symptoms of the suspected cases have included vomiting with blood, bleeding from orifices, headaches, and high fevers.