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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in north-west Tanzania, saying that at least eight people have already been killed by the disease.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the WHO said that nine suspected cases of Marburg were reported in the region of Kagera over the last five days.<\/p>\n

“We would expect further cases in the coming days as disease surveillance improves,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.<\/p>\n

The highly-infectious disease is similar to Ebola, with symptoms including fever, muscle pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and, in some cases, death through extreme blood loss.<\/p>\n

Tanzania experienced its first Marburg outbreak in March 2023 in the Bukoba district. It killed about six people and lasted for nearly two months.<\/p>\n

Tanzania’s authorities have not yet confirmed the latest outbreak.<\/p>\n

The WHO reported that patients, including healthcare workers, have been identified and are being monitored.<\/p>\n

It added that the country’s rapid response teams have been deployed to help identify suspected cases and contain the outbreak.<\/p>\n

The WHO cautioned that the risk of the virus spreading in the region remained “high” because Kagera was a transit hub with much cross-border movement to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.<\/p>\n

“We do not recommend travel or trade restrictions with Tanzania at this time,” Dr Tedros said on X.<\/p>\n

The WHO said the global risk posed by the outbreak was “low”, and there were no concerns at this stage of the disease spreading internationally.<\/p>\n

In December, neighbouring Rwanda declared the outbreak over in the country after the virus infected 66 people and killed 15.<\/p>\n

On average, the Marburg virus kills half of the people it infects, according to the WHO.<\/p>\n

In March 2023, Tanzania’s Bukoba district experienced its first Marburg virus outbreak, which killed about six people and lasted for nearly two months.<\/p>\n

The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans from fruit bats and then through contact with bodily fluids of infected individuals.<\/p>\n

There are no specific treatments or a vaccine for the virus, although trials are happening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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