The East African country last week sent a rapid response team to the northwestern region of Kagera which borders Uganda to probe the illness. We have all we need to control the infectious disease,” Mwalimu said. “There is no need to panic or stop economic activities as Tanzania is not the first. Three patients are receiving treatment in hospital and 161 contacts are being traced by the authorities, she added. “Our public health laboratory results have confirmed that this disease is caused by Marburg virus,” Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said, urging citizens to remain calm “as the government has managed to control the spread of the disease”.
A mysterious disease that killed five people in Tanzania has been identified as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, a cousin of Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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