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The burial team burning the bedding and and clothes of the dead MVD confirmed case in Kween district

WHO promptly responds to Marburg Outbreak in Eastern Uganda

Following the confirmation of a case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)…
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WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

WHO supports containment of rare virus on Uganda-Kenya border

20 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA - WHO is working to contain an outbreak of…
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Uganda declared free of Marburg

Kampala, 17th November 2014:- Uganda has been declared free of…
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Minister of Health, Dr. Riek Gai Kok and WHO Representative for South Sudan, Dr Abdi Aden Mohamed addressing a joint press conference in Juba

South Sudan Enhances Preparedness for Ebola and Marburg

WHO in support of South Sudan’s Ministry of Health, continues to…
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MARBURG: UNICEF and WHO support Government’s awareness and surveillance efforts

KAMPALA, 8 October 2014 – The Government and partners have stepped up…
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Managing Marburg fever in Uganda

When cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever were recently identified in…
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Experts mine bats in search of Marburg reservoir

Marburg haemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly fatal disease…
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Controlling the Marburg outbreak in Angola

The WHO Regional Office for Africa has been leading the international…
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