Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Kills Five in Uganda, WHO Says
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Five people died in an outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever that probably infected four others in southwestern Uganda, the World Health Organization said.
Of the cases, three have been laboratory-confirmed by the Uganda Virus Research Institute, the Geneva-based United Nations agency said in a statement late yesterday. WHO said it’s supporting health officials to control the outbreak.