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Marburg virus kills one in Uganda

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in the eastern district of Kween. MAP | GOOGLE

By  The EastAfrican

Uganda has confirmed one dead from the Marburg virus disease in the eastern district of Kween.

This was after blood samples tested positive of the Ebola-like disease, the Health minister Dr Jane Aceng said Thursday.

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