Tanzanian sample confirms WHO fears as Marburg disease found in remote region
Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in more than 88% of cases without treatment
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'Manhandled and choked' - Tanzanian activist recounts abduction
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China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
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