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Marburg: Health ministry sends team to Tanzania border

The most recent outbreak of Marburg in Uganda was in Kween district in 2017, linked to the consumption of meat from a bat by a hunter.

Health ministry spokesperson, Emmanuel Ainebyoona
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The health ministry of Uganda has sent a team to do a Marburg spread risk assessment on the Tanzania-Uganda border following an outbreak of the virus disease in Kagera, Tanzania.

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