Tanzania’s government said Wednesday that it has despatched a team of doctors and health experts to study a mysterious ailment that has claimed the lives of three people.
Fever, headaches, exhaustion, and nosebleeds are among the symptoms of the ailment, according to the government’s senior medical officer, Aifello Sichalwe.
So far, 13 cases have been reported in Lindi’s southeastern district, including the three fatalities.
Sichalwe stated that the patients tested negative for Ebola, Marburg, and COVID-19.
One of the patients had fully recovered while the others were being isolated, he said.
“The government formed a team of professionals who are still investigating this unknown disease,” he added, calling on people in the area to remain calm.
Ghana last week reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola and has symptoms including high fever and internal and external bleeding.
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday the “strange” disease reported in Lindi may have been caused by “growing interaction” between humans and wild animals as a result of environmental degradation.
