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Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak : Outbreak

Kumari Sonali

Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak : Outbreak

A suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Tanzania’s Kagera region has raised alarm after claiming 8 lives.MVD is a deadly hemorrhagic fever caused by the Marburg virus, characterized by high fatality rates of 89% and the absence of approved treatments.The virus causes severe symptoms, including fever, headache, vomiting blood, and bleeding, resembling the Ebola virus.

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