Kenya on high alert after Tanzania confirms Marburg outbreak
Nairobi, Jan 22 (IANS) Kenya is on high alert after neighbouring Tanzania confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the northwestern Kagera region, a health official said. While Kenya has no reported cases, the country remains at high risk due to significant cross-border movements from Tanzania and other neighbouring nations, said Mary Muthoni, […]
Uganda on high alert following suspected Marburg virus disease outbreak in neighboring Tanzania
Kampala, Jan 15 (IANS) Uganda is on high alert following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in neighboring Tanzania that has left eight people dead, a health official said here Wednesday. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, told Xinhua news agency over the telephone that health authorities have heightened surveillance […]
