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Congo
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India
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Tanzania
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the United Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marburg is a rare but highly fatal viral fever that causes uncontrolled bleeding, similar to Ebola. The CDC’s warning says that although there are no cases in the United States and the current risk is low, health care providers should be on the lookout for any imported cases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Marburg virus was first recognized in laboratory workers in Marburg, Germany, and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1967. These workers had been exposed to tissues and blood from African green monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) imported from Uganda. There were 25 primary cases and six secondary cases in the outbreak.