FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF FIVE PERSONS OUT OF THE EIGHT IDENTIFIED, IN THE VILLAGES OF MARUKU AND KANYANGEREKO-DISTRICT OF BUKOBA IN THE KAGERA REGION BORDERING UGANDA, RWANDA AND BURUNDI, THE TANZANIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH MRS UMMY MWALIMU INDICATED on MARCH 21, 2023, THAT THE INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL LABORATORY ON THE SAMPLES RECEIVED HAVE CONFIRMED THAT IT IS MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE (SEVERE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH A HIGH MORTALITY RATE) TO AVOID ANY PANIC, THE MINISTER WISHED TO REASSURE THE POPULATION BY STRESSING THAT THIS VIRUS IS MANAGEABLE AND THAT ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO AVOID ITS SPREAD
TANZANIAN HEALTH MINISTER Ms UMMY MWALIMU HOSTED APRIL 4, 2023 IN DAR ES SALAAM. A PRESS CONFERENCE AT WHICH SHE GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE WHICH DECLARED ON MARCH 21 HAS HAPPENED IN THE VILLAGES OF MARUKU AND KANYANGEREKO IN THE DISTRICT OF BUKOBA REGION OF KAGERA (IN THE NORTH-WEST OF THE COUNTRY). THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIALLY APPEARS
TANZANIA HAS SUCCEEDED IN CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND IS OF COURSE
TANZANIA'S NATIONAL PUBLIC LABORATORY HAS ANALYZED THE SAMPLES TAKEN AND CONFIRMS THERE IS MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE FROM THE 8 PEOPLE WHO HAD SYMPTOMS INCLUDING FEVER, VOMITING, BLEEDING AND KIDNEY FAILURE. 5 ARE DECEDED INCLUDING A MEDICAL AGENT
TO PREVENT NEW INFECTIONS. THE POPULATION MUST REMAIN VIGILANT AND RESPECT THE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING HYGIENE MEASURES AND AVOID ANY CONTACT, WITHOUT PROTECTION, WITH THE BODY FLUIDS OF INFECTED PERSONS ANY SUSPICIOUS CASE MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY A FREE NUMBER, 199, IS SET AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
212 CONTACT CASES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ARE FOLLOWED UP. AT THE DATE
FROM YESTERDAY NO NEW CASES OR DEATHS HAVE BEEN RECORDED
THE DISEASE REMAINED CONTAINED IN THE TWO VILLAGES WHERE THE SITUATION IS STABLE. PEOPLE ARE GOING NORMALLY THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES $1,3 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP TANZANIA COPE WITH THE DISEASE