Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak Hits Tanzania, 5 Deaths Reported.

Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in the country's northwest Kagera region, with eight people developing symptoms of the highly virulent disease. Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a health worker, and the remaining three are being treated. The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with the government to rapidly scale up control measures to halt the spread of the virus and end the outbreak as soon as possible. Marburg virus commonly causes hemorrhagic fever, with a high fatality ratio of up to 88 per cent.