It is from the same virus family as as the one responsible for Ebola which is transmitted from bats
NAIROBI – A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organisation has said, weeks after an outbreak of the disease was declared over in neighbouring Rwanda.
The WHO said it received reliable reports of suspected cases in the Kagera region of Tanzania on Jan. 10, with symptoms of headache, high fever, back pain, diarrhoea, vomiting blood, muscle weakness and finally external bleeding. The patients' contacts, including healthcare workers, have been identified and were being followed up, WHO reported.
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