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Tanzania’s President has announced an outbreak of Marburg virus, an Ebola-like virus, just a week after her health minister denied that there were any cases in the country.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference yesterday that health authorities had confirmed one case of Marburg in the north-western region of Kagera.
On 14 January, the World Health Organization reported a suspected Marburg outbreak in the country, having recorded nine suspected cases and eight deaths over five days in Kagera.
But Tanzania’s Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said in a statement that after samples had been analyzed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg. END