Uganda orders Marburg screening after Tanzania outbreak
The suspected natural source of the Marburg virus is the African fruit bat, which carries the pathogen but does not fall sick from it.
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The Marburg virus is part of the so-called filovirus family that also includes Ebola, which has wreaked havoc in Africa.
By NewVision Reporter
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HEALTH | MARBURG | TESTS
KAMPALA - Uganda has ordered health officials to step up screening along its border with Tanzania following a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus