{"id":2112,"date":"2024-11-07T09:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2024-11-07T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:01:21","slug":"infection-prevention-and-control-of-highly-infectious-pathogens-in-resource-limited-countries-an-experience-from-marburg-viral-disease-outbreak-in-kagera-region-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2024\/11\/07\/infection-prevention-and-control-of-highly-infectious-pathogens-in-resource-limited-countries-an-experience-from-marburg-viral-disease-outbreak-in-kagera-region-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Infection prevention and control of highly infectious pathogens in resource-limited countries: an experience from Marburg viral disease outbreak in Kagera Region &#8211; Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37-1536x885.png 1536w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37-365x210.png 365w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-08.57.37.png 1542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marburg viral disease (MVD) is a highly infectious disease with a case fatality rate of up to 90%, particularly impacting resource-limited countries where implementing Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures is challenging. 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