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- Marburg Virus Disease
Marburg Virus Disease
Dear Students, Parents and Colleagues,
There have been some reports in the press and from the WHO that there is a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Tanzania. The suspected, affected area is reported to be in the north-west of the county in the Kagera region on the west of Lake Victoria. Bukoba is around 600 km (over 1,000 km by road) from Moshi and Arusha.
The last outbreak of MVD in Tanzania was in March 2023 in the same area. Whilst six people died, the outbreak was well contained with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and the WHO working closely together. Whilst we wait to hear more, any risk must not be underestimated and we must all take a cautious approach. We will therefore talking to students next week about general personal safety and hygiene measures they can undertake to keep themselves healthy.
More information can be found at the WHO and CDC websites.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Warm regards,
Anna Marsden
Director