Tanzania has pushed back against a report from the World Health Organization warning of a new Marburg virus outbreak in the country.

Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in its northwest region. President Hassan and WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the situation, highlighting response efforts and funds allocated to contain the virus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in north-west Tanzania, saying that at least eight people have already been killed by the disease.

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease.

WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.

Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in a remote part of the country. It comes after the health minister rejected that there were any cases in the country.

The World Health Organization says an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he welcomed the news also with "sorrow" and "caution given that we have had false dawns before, and the deal has not yet been confirmed.”

Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania has caused worry as symptoms, death rate, and treatment details are out.

Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed sheets