Lessons Learnt from the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) Outbreak in Tanzania – Africa CDC - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

On March 16, 2023, the Tanzania Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of an unidentified illness in Bukoba district, Kagera region. A group of seven individuals presented with fever, vomiting, bleeding from various body orifices, and kidney failure, sparking suspicion of a contagious disease. Laboratory results from patients and the deceased confirmed the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak on March 21, 2023.

As part of its mandate, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) immediately mobilized life-saving commodities and deployed a rapid response team to support the Government’s response and prevent the further spread of the outbreak to neighbouring countries. The outbreak, which reported a total of nine confirmed cases and six deaths, was successfully contained within the Kagera region.

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