March 14, 2025 12:17 PM

Tanzania declares end of second Marburg virus disease outbreak

Tanzanian health authorities have declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after 42 days passed without any new cases following the death of the last confirmed patient on January 28. Minister of Health Jenista Mhagama stated that since no new cases had been reported as of March 11, the country had met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) criteria for officially declaring the outbreak over. "Scientifically, we have met the criteria for declaring the end o...