Epidemiological description of Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzani...
Epidemiological description of Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania
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Mmbaga, Vida , Mrema, George , Ngenzi, Danstan , Magoge, Welema , Mwakapasa, Emmanuel , Jacob, Frank , Matimba, Hamza , Beyanga, Medard , Samweli, Angela , Kiremeji, Michael , Kitambi, Mary , Sylvanus, Erasto , Kyungu, Ernest , Manase, Gerald , Hokororo, Joseph , Kanyankole, Christer , Rwabilimbo, Martin , Kaniki, Issessanda , Kauki, George , Kelly, Maria Ezekiely , Mwengee, William , Ayeni, Gabriel , Msemwa, Faraja , Saguti, Grace , Mgomella, George S. , Mukurasi, Kokuhabwa , Mponela, Marcelina , Kapyolo, Eliakimu , Mcharo, Jonathan , Mayige, Mary , Gatei, Wangeci , Conteh, Ishata , Mala, Peter , Swaminathan, Mahesh , Horumpende, Pius , Ruggajo, Paschal , Magembe, Grace , Yoti, Zabulon , Kwesi, Elias and Nagu, Tumaini
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United States: Public Library of Science
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In March 2023, a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak was declared in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania. This was the first MVD outbreak in the country. We describe the epidemiological characteristics of MVD cases and contacts.
The Ministry of Health activated an outbreak response team. Outbreak investigation methods were applied to cases ide...
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Epidemiological description of Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania
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Mrema, George
Ngenzi, Danstan
Magoge, Welema
Mwakapasa, Emmanuel
Jacob, Frank
Matimba, Hamza
Beyanga, Medard
Samweli, Angela
Kiremeji, Michael
Kitambi, Mary
Sylvanus, Erasto
Kyungu, Ernest
Manase, Gerald
Hokororo, Joseph
Kanyankole, Christer
Rwabilimbo, Martin
Kaniki, Issessanda
Kauki, George
Kelly, Maria Ezekiely
Mwengee, William
Ayeni, Gabriel
Msemwa, Faraja
Saguti, Grace
Mgomella, George S.
Mukurasi, Kokuhabwa
Mponela, Marcelina
Kapyolo, Eliakimu
Mcharo, Jonathan
Mayige, Mary
Gatei, Wangeci
Conteh, Ishata
Mala, Peter
Swaminathan, Mahesh
Horumpende, Pius
Ruggajo, Paschal
Magembe, Grace
Yoti, Zabulon
Kwesi, Elias
Nagu, Tumaini
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_3101105334
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_3101105334
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0309762
