East Africa continues to grapple with the growing threat of deadly viruses, with the Marburg virus now posing a significant risk to the region.
Recently, Tanzania reported a suspected outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever in its Kagera region, which has already claimed eight lives, raising alarms about the capacity of East African health systems to handle such threats.
Public health experts are warning that despite the region's endemic history with diseases like Marburg, healthcare systems remain dangerously underprepared to effectively manage outbreaks of this deadly virus.
The latest outbreak in Tanzania's northwestern Kagera region has infected nine people across two districts, Biharamulo and Muleba, marking the country's second encounter with the virus in less than a year.
