Nine cases of the deadly disease have been reported in the Kagera region of Tanzania so far. But officials expect that number to rise.

Following a World Health Organization (WHO) alert 2 days ago about a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania, the country's health ministry said yesterday that tests on collected samples were negative for the disease. The WHO had based its alert on reliable in-country sources.

Tanzania has pushed back against a report from the World Health Organization warning of a new Marburg virus outbreak in the country.

The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania

Tanzania’s Health Minister, Jenista Mhagama, said after samples of suspected cases were tested, they were found to be negative for the Ebola-like virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported eight deaths in Tanzania, likely caused by the Marburg virus. The risk of the disease spreading in the region is assessed as high. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that eight people have died in Tanzania,

The deadly Marburg Virus Disease is suspected to have infected as many as nine people — including eight fatally — in Tanzania’s Kagera region, the World Health Organization said.