Tanzania denies suspected Marburg outbreak after WHO alert in Kagera area

Samples analysed in all suspected cases are negative for Marburg virus, Tanzania's health minister says.

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On Tuesday, the global health agency said a total of nine suspected cases were reported over the last five days in the Kagera region, including eight deaths.

But in a statement, Tanzania's Health Minister Jenista Mhagama said after samples were analysed, all suspected cases were found negative for Marburg virus.

She said that the country had strengthened its surveillance systems and disease monitoring.

We "would like to assure the international organisations, including WHO that we shall always keep them up to date with ongoing developments," Mhagama said.

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