Five recent mystery deaths in northwestern Tanzania were confirmed as the country's first-ever cases of the deadly Marburg virus, the public health ministry said Tuesday.Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases had been contained in the Kagera region, where it started.The National Public Health Laboratory tested samples after eight people in the region fell ill with fever, vomiting, bleeding and kidney failure, among other symptoms of the virus that kills up to 88% of its victims.
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