The United Nation’s health agency, in a statement, on Thursday (June 8), declared an end to a nearly four-month epidemic of Marburg virus in the Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea, with 35 confirmed or suspected deaths due to the disease.

WHO announces end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea

World Health Organization released a statement on Friday informing that Tanzania has declared an end of the deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, the cases o which were first reported in the month of March this year.

Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak, says WHO

Marburg virus, which is similar as Ebola, has been spreading in parts of Africa. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has urged all travellers going to Guinea and Tanzania to take prevention to avoid catching the deadly virus.

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