Tanzania, Deadly outbreak, unknown disease (Ebola-like, hemorrhagic virus?)

[Astronuc]

TL;DR

The description leads me to think of various hemorrhagic viruses of which Ebola and Marburg are two types (both are Filoviridae).

Tanzania's chief medical officer, Dr. Aifelo Sichalwe, urged the public to "remain calm" as he gave a briefing Wednesday from the capital, Dodoma. So far, a total of 13 cases of the unknown illness have been reported in Mbekenyera village in the East African nation's Lindi region, with patients exhibiting symptoms similar to Ebola or Marburg virus diseases -- fever, headache, fatigue and bleeding, especially from the nose, according to Sichalwe.

https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...ly-outbreak-mystery-disease/story?id=86870310

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/mys...se-kills-3-in-tanzania-probe-launched-3158007
The outbreak in Tanzania comes days after Ghana reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola!

https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/about.html

• Arenaviruses
• Bunyavirales
• Filoviruses
• Flaviviruses

 

[Astronuc]

Summary: The description leads me to think of various hemorrhagic viruses of which Ebola and Marburg are two types (both are Filoviridae).

Ghana reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola!

Apparently, Marburg virus has been confirmed.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/18/africa/ghana-first-marburg-outbreak-intl/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...ebola-marburg-virus-disease/story?id=86999548

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/...s-first-ever-outbreak-marburg-virus-disease-0