Three deaths in Tanzania caused by a mysterious Ebola-like virus. The virus has not yet been well identified but would have been born in the southern regions of Kenya. Health authorities investigating the spread of the mysterious virus have called the epidemic “strange”. To date, there are 13 cases of contagion in Tanzania, including three deaths. Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and nosebleeds, although the latter would occur much less often.
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Tanzania has never recorded a case of Ebola or Marburg. Despite neighboring countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, they have had various confirmed episodes. None of the 13 Tanzanian patients from the southern Lindi region have tested positive for Ebola or Marburg to date. Covid tampons also tested negativeas reported by the country’s health ministry.
The head of the medical team that followed up the suspected cases, Aifello Sichalwen, said that, of the infected patients, excluding the three deaths, one had fully recovered while the others were still in quarantine. He added: «The government has formed a team of professionals who are currently investigating this unknown disease». Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan said: “This “strange” disease may have been caused by the “growing interaction” between humans and wild animals, such as bats.».
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