Alarm in Tanzania: Marburg virus already demands eight fatalities!
Alarm in Tanzania: Marburg virus already demands eight fatalities!
In Tanzania, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm: a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the Kagera region is very concerned about. As OE24 have now died, and the WHO reports a total of nine suspicions. The mortality rate is alarming: up to 89 percent of the infected people do not survive this threatening disease.
The first reports on symptoms such as high fever, diarrhea and even bleeding came from the affected area on January 10, 2025. The WHO has informed the member countries about the potential danger and actively supported the Tanzanian government and affected communities. In an online statement by the WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the worrying situation was emphasized. Above all, the strategic location of Kageras as a transit point for cross-border movements makes the situation even more critical, since many people from Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are traveling there, such as
The Marburg virus is closely related to the Ebola virus and is mainly transmitted by contact with body fluids. The outbreak is particularly worrying because the Kagera region already had similar problems with the virus in 2023. Health authorities are now to carry out active contact tracking and to intensify the monitoring of the disease cases. There is still no approved vaccine against the Marburg virus, which is why the WHO urgently advises to minimize the exposure to the virus. In order to avoid further infection, people who had direct contact with infected should immediately use medical help. The WHO recommends taking additional protective measures during this dangerous phase in order to curb the spread in Kagera and potentially beyond. Health services as well as education about risks and protective measures are crucial to counteract this crisis situation. health risk and precautionary measures
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