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    • Question

      Which Country has recently announced the outbreak of

      deadly Marburg virus disease?
      A Tanzania Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Ghana Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C South Africa Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Chad Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E Niger Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Tanzania has announced its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), in the country’s north-west Kagera region. MVD was first discovered in 1967 in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany and Belgrade, Serbia. It is from the same “virus family” as Ebola and causes a severe hemorrhagic fever, while fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88%. There have been several outbreaks since its discovery, with the worst being Angola in 2004-2005, where there were 252 cases and 227 deaths. About Tanzania Capital: Dodoma                                 Currency: Tanzanian shilling

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