The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed disappointment over the United States' decision to end its membership in the organisation.

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease following the identification of a positive case in the north-western Kagera region. President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced it during a press briefing held in Tanzania's administrative capital, Dodoma, alongside World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Tanzania has confirmed a positive case of Marburg virus in a remote northern region. Marburg is a lethal pathogen, with a mortality rate of up to 88% in untreated cases. This virus, akin to Ebola, originates from fruit bats and transmits through close contact with infected individuals' bodily fluids or contaminated surfaces.

Tanzania ’s president has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly infectious virus like Ebola that can be fatal in up to 88 per cent of cases without treatment.

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's government said no-one in the country had tested positive for the Marburg virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said at least eight people in the northwest were believed to have died from it.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the northwest of the country, with one confirmed case so far.

Tanzania's president confirms one Marburg case in northwest after meeting WHO chief Twenty-five suspected cases test negative as officials probe

Tanzania has confirmed a new case of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region, following 25 negative tests. Dozens of individuals remain under observation as the government works to contain the outbreak.

Kenya has stepped up its preparedness for Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the recent outbreak in the neighbouring Tanzania, which has reportedly claimed eight lives as of January 16.