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Marburg haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Tanzania

On 20 January 2025, the President of Tanzania officially declared the outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in the northwestern Kagera region, after one case was tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases.
This outbreak is the second experienced by the country in the last 2 years, following the outbreak in Bukoba district of Kagera region in March 2023, which resulted in nine cases and six deaths.

As the epidemic emerged in Kagera, MSF mission officially offered our services and expertise to the MoH on three main pillars of the response:
1. Health Response Capacity: Deployment of medical teams and logistical resources to support case management, contact tracing, and health facility strengthening.
2. Training and Capacity Building: Collaborating with healthcare professionals on infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, as well as the management of patients in critical care.
3. Medical Supply : Providing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and other useful medical and non-medical devices.

Following this, an experienced team in Oubtreak management was invited by the MoH to take part in the assessment of local response capacities that took place in January in Kagera, together with the WHO and other partners.

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